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The latest housing market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows the number of buyers has risen for the...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...
05 February 2024
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Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...
02 October 2023
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SHW has announced that it has promoted two of its Directors to Partner level, taking its Partner total to 25. Gemma Quinn...
04 April 2023
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April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...
15 June 2018
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Over three quarters (76%) of advisers recommend taking out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to TMA Mortgage...
01 August 2017
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Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...
12 May 2016
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The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...
14 April 2016
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Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...
31 March 2016
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The flood of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the forthcoming 3% surcharge on stamp duty is driving house prices even higher...
12 February 2016
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Chancellor George Osborne's looming stamp duty surcharge is driving housing demand as buy-to-let investors rush to beat the tax hike. The latest RICS UK Residential...
21 January 2016
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Estate agents report a surge in investors looking to buy property before the new buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge comes into force. The...
11 January 2016
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UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...
06 November 2015
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Two new sets of figures published today show that September was another buoyant month for the housing market. There was a 20% year-on-year...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Two new surveys published today show that the property market scaled new highs yet again in August. The RICS UK Residential Market...