New research shows that fewer property sales are falling through before completion, despite continuing uncertainty in the UK property market. Some 22.39% of sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of the year, down 3.1% from the previous quarter and down by 5.88% year on year, according to the data from Quick Move […]
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First time buyers in England buying a new home using the Government’s Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme are paying on average 10% more than those buying new homes without it, a new study has found. According to data collected from 41,500 First Time Buyers using reallymoving for home move services over the last year, […]
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Consumer demand for new homes has fallen by 8% over the last year to its lowest level since 2013, according to the latest industry annual survey. Small house builders report current buyer demand at 2.9 out of a potential five, down from 3.14 last year, and this is expected to fall further to 2.75 next […]
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Courts across England are failing to follow their own rules when it comes to the speed of dealing with residential repossession cases, it is claimed. According to the civil procedure rules which provide a code to ensure courts deal with cases justly, the courts are expected to ensure cases are ‘dealt with expeditiously and fairly. […]
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Courts across the England are failing to follow their own rules when it comes to the speed of dealing with residential repossession cases, it is claimed. According to the civil procedure rules which provide a code to ensure courts deal with cases justly, the courts are expected to ensure cases are ‘dealt with expeditiously and […]
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The lettings market in London’s prime property market is improving, with the number of tenancies agreed rising at its highest level for more than five years, new research shows. Overall tenancies agreed were up by 34% in the 12 months to August 2019, according to the figures from real estate firm Knight Frank and demand […]
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The residential property sales slump largely affected the South of the UK, with 62% of areas that saw falling transactions in 2019 in that part of the country, according to new research. Indeed, most parts of the UK actually saw transaction volumes grow last year, the analysis by property developer Southern Grove found. It says […]
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Annual house price growth slowed to 1.1% in the 12 months to September to an average of £232,574, the latest lender index shows. Month on month prices were down 0.4% and on a quarterly basis they were up by 0.4%, according to the data published by the Halifax. Russell Galley, managing director of the Halifax, […]
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A large number, some 60% of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and 65% believe that single level homes should be built specially for older people. It means that around 7.2 million people would consider buying a bungalow, up 600,000 in a year, according to a new study from retirement home developer and manager […]
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I have been talking recently about the positives in the housing market in the UK in the face of persistent political uncertainty and new figures are suggesting that when it comes to new home building there is indeed optimism. There was a 7.9% increase in new builds submitted with the Land Registry for registration in […]
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