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House price rises have far out-stripped stamp duty savings
Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index ...
Couple lose life savings as buyer’s lender withdraws post-contract
Mortgage brokers across the UK should be on their guard against an alarming new pitfall ...
Prime London prices slashed as Brexit and Covid worry buyers
A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale ...
Sellers can start conveyancing as soon as they list – claim
A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten ...
Sunak’s Big Day: “Don’t make knee-jerk property tax rises” he’s told
Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents ...
Tougher Corona restrictions: Agents to be told how market will work
Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how ...
Price rises overtake stamp duty holiday savings in many places
It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers ...
Conveyancer attacks “outdated” and “age old processes”
The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an ...
Countrywide opens a new branch after 50 closures this year
Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent ...
Transaction volumes edging higher than 2019 despite Covid
Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year ...
TV consumer champion demands action to free ‘mortgage prisoners’
A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must ...
Buyers fleeing cities don’t always get more for their money
The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in ...
Too Late! Third of England set to miss stamp duty holiday deadline
Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to ...
Many overseas buyers don’t even visit Brexit bargain purchasers
A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on ...
Mortgage holiday set to be extended as housing market stays open
There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown ...
Stamp Duty receipts up despite first time buyer exemption
Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, ...
Drastic consequences if stamp duty holiday ends in March – agents’ chief
The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if ...
What do London buyers want? Agency says it has the answers
A London agency says it’s discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a ...
PropTech Today: ‘Don’t blame us, we are not the problem – you are’
I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about ...
Only 10 days left to beat stamp duty holiday deadline – claim
Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty ...
Working From Home – what buyers want, and where they want to be
Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data ...
Industry Redundancies: Agents Together launches support programme
Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is ...
There may be trouble ahead…Mortgage lending to get tougher
A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to ...