All housing market articles
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CommentWhy there are reasons to be cheerful about the housing market
Resilient consumer confidence, falling interest rates and planning reforms are giving housebuilders hope for 2025 – but the government must do more if it wants to hit its targets, says Joey Gardiner
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NewsHouse prices up 0.7% in January following pre-Christmas dip
Demand for new mortgages is “strong” despite soaring cost of housing
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NewsAnnual house price growth slows to 4.1%
Nationwide figures show prices remain high relative to earnings
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NewsBrickwork firm Forterra discussing price hikes in wake of National Insurance rises
Firm says revenue last year expected to be in line with 2023 figure
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NewsProducts firm Marshalls says turnover will fall due to lower housing demand
Trading update says numbers will improve in line with market recovery
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NewsHouse prices up 4.7% on the year in December
Stamp duty changes expected to lead to a jump in transaction at start of 2025
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NewsEnglish house prices have increased twice as fast as household incomes since 1999, reveals ONS
Only the top 10% of earners could afford to buy an average-priced home last year
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NewsHousing market swings will be ‘less pronounced’ than after previous stamp duty changes, says Nationwide
Index shows house price growth slowed in October
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NewsAnnual house price growth hits highest level since December 2022
2.4% rise comes despite dip in August
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NewsHouse prices flat as sellers pause plans until after election
The prices in five of the six cheapest areas reached record highs
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NewsHighest number of homes on the market in eight years, Zoopla says
But election could ‘increase uncertainty’ and stall market activity
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CommentThe housing crisis and its zombie myths that won’t go away
Interest rates driving house prices and landbanking by housebuilders are myths that persist, despite being debunked several times over, writes Paul Smith
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NewsUK house prices near 2022 peak, rising for the fifth consecutive month
February house prices increased by almost 2% year-on-year, according to the Halifax house price index
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NewsBudget 2024: Hunt cuts tax on house sales
Industry welcomes investment in London but is disappointed by lack of significant measures to boost residential development
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NewsHouse sales up 17% compared to a year ago, says Zoopla
Cash buyers expected to account for a third of all house sales this year, as higher mortgage rates bite
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NewsHousing market outlook improving as mortgage rates ease, says RICS
Sales expectations improve among surveyors as Bank of England holds base rate again
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In FocusUK housebuilding recession: How much worse is it going to get?
With little prospect of a rapid reduction in interest rates to spur a recovery, many in the industry are now just looking to “survive until ’25”. Joey Gardiner looks at the prospects for residential developers doing so.
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NewsHomes built by housing associations for sale to drop 25% over five years, says RSH
But Regulator of Social Housing warns providers they still need to be careful to manage non-social housing risks as market decline persists
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NewsGleeson launches new ‘second stepper’ strategy
Housebuilder rebrands to broaden its appeal beyond first-time buyers as high loan rates persist
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NewsLowest October price growth since 2008, says Rightmove
Small increase in October housing asking prices as sales decrease by 17% year-on-year