All housing market articles – Page 12
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NewsLondon housing starts sharply down in first quarter
Latest NHBC data finds sector recovered overall but apartment construction also declining
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NewsHouse prices soar as supply of homes for sale stutters
Latest RICS survey shows price rises in April at the most widespread seen for at least 40 years
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NewsHouse prices shoot up in April
The Halifax says average price of a homes rose 1.4% in the month to new record
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NewsContinued strong growth in housebuilding reported in April
Latest purchasing managers’ index shows ‘hot’ market is feeding fastest rise in construction costs in 20 years
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NewsBarratt raises volume expectations on ‘strong’ trading
Housebuilder’s 2021 completions to be within 1,000 homes of pre-pandemic level
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NewsMarch mortgage lending ‘highest ever’
Bank of England says net lending nearly doubled as house buyers scrambled to meet initial stamp duty deadline
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NewsRightmove reports further fall in central London rents
Prices now down 14% amid glut of supply as firm says landlords working hard to avoid empty homes
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NewsPersimmon reports sales up by a quarter on 2020
Forward orders are also ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 levels, housebuilder says
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NewsAssociation’s shared ownership sales hit by cladding crisis
PA Housing says pandemic and problems securing EWS1 assessments halved projected sales
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NewsHousing market to moderate following Easter ‘peak’
Zoopla predicts reduction in ‘extreme’ supply-demand imbalance as it reports drop in annual price growth
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NewsCPA forecasts double-digit recovery for housebuilding
But overall housebuilding output to remain below pre-covid level until 2023
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NewsTaylor Wimpey sees rebound in site sales
Update shows strong improvement since chancellor’s budget measures were announced
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NewsHouse prices were flat in February
However, first official data for the month shows prices up 8.6% year-on-year in the month
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NewsMajor mortgage lenders exclude new build from guarantee scheme
Five big lenders all say they won’t lend at 95% on new build properties
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NewsLenders sign up to mortgage guarantee scheme
However, fears raised that new-build properties will be excluded from government-backed loans
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NewsHalifax reports March surge in prices
Sharp growth follows chancellor’s budget extension of the Stamp Duty holiday
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NewsNationwide records March house price fall
Mortgage lender says drop likely reflects sentiment prior to chancellor’s budget measures
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NewsMortgage lending spikes on stamp duty effect
Amount borrowed hit five-year peak in February, but new approvals fell back
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NewsGallagher sets date to delist housebuilder Abbey
Developer increases holding in Anglo-Czech firm to 98%