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Sales of million pound homes in the UK have fallen for the first time in two years but the very top end of the market remains strong as multi-million pound home sales hit historic ...
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Britons are becoming increasingly confident in the outlook for the housing market, according to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker published today (Wednesday 25 A...
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UK households believe the value of their properties have fallen for the 22nd successive month but the year ahead outlook for house prices remains positive, according to the latest ...
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The value of the average residential property in Britain fell by 1.7% during the first quarter of 2012 and now stands at £215,436, down £3,708 from the end of 2011, according to ...
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Housing affordability in the UK has improved considerably for key public sector workers since house prices peaked in September 2007 with 41% of towns now affordable, compared to 3%...
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Improved confidence among buyers and sellers signals a positive start to 2012 for the middle market for family homes in London, according to the latest quarterly report from Winkwo...
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A new generation of social housing tenants in the UK are being encouraged to buy their homes as part of a reinvigorates Right to Buy system. The new plan has been launched by Prime...
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The average asking price for a new home in the UK has increased 0.2% since the start of 2012, the sixth consecutive monthly increase, according to the latest index from SmartNewHom...
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Average house prices in the UK were essentially unchanged in the first quarter of 2012 after allowing for usual seasonal effects but the annual rate of change has fallen for the fi...
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A new National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced in the UK by planning minister Greg Clark aimed at streamlining a system which has been stifled by bureaucracy. It aims...
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A 4.8% growth in the average monthly rent led buy to let investors across the UK to achieve a rental yield of 6.1% in 2011, according to new figures from BM Solutions. Its latest r...
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New stamp duty rates take effect in the UK from today with properties over £2 million subject to rates of 7% and 15%, depending on who is buying them. All properties worth £2 mil...
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The cost of renting a flat in the UK has reached record heights with the average monthly asking price at £833 per month, the highest on record and 2.5% above prices this time last...
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The launch of the UK government’s NewBuy scheme which provides 95% mortgages for people buying new homes has been widely welcomed by the property industry. It is also hoped that ...
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Americans are driving the lettings market in parts of the UK with US professionals and their families making up almost half of rentals in popular areas near London. For example, in...
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House prices in UK cities have risen by an average of 382% over the past quarter of a century from £35,209 in 1986 to £169,707 in 2011, research from the Halifax shows. This exce...
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The Association of Letting Agents (ARLA) is urging UK Chancellor George Osborne to boost the private property sector in his Budget later this month. The organisation wants to see L...
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UK tenants are staying in their properties for longer which will inevitably lead to a rise in wear and tear disputes, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (...
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A quarter of home owners in the UK have benefited from lower base rates but now on the third anniversary since rates dropped to a record low of 0.5%, research indicates many are co...
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Owners of properties in spa towns across England and Wales have seen the value of their home rise by nearly £130,000 over the past decade, according to new research. The average h...