All housing market articles – Page 14
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NewsNationwide reports ‘surprise’ price rise in February
Mortgage lender says average prices have hit new record high after January decline
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NewsHouse prices rose in January, says Zoopla
Firm says continuing demand came up against weak supply
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NewsSunak to agree three-month stamp duty extension
Newspaper reports suggest chancellor to use budget to lengthen holiday on duty for properties under £500k
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NewsHousing market turned negative in January, says RICS
The surveyors’ institution’s monthly survey finds demand and sales falling for first time since first lockdown
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NewsRightmove flags third straight month of price falls
Firm says new buyers are now unlikely to squeeze in purchases before end of stamp duty holiday
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NewsHomes England extends Help to Buy deadline
One-month grace period takes transaction completions cut-off point up to 31 March
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NewsVistry full-year completions down a third
Housebuilder will nevertheless report £140m profit in 2020 after strong trading in second half
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NewsHousing association calls for Help to Buy extension
Home-buyers will see purchases collapse unless cut-off date is extended, MTVH says
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NewsNew year start to housing market ‘busiest ever’
Rightmove reports site visits up 30% on same period last year
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NewsBarratt first half completions up 9%
UK’s largest housebuilder reports delivery of homes above expectations in last six months
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NewsHousing market may shut down if covid crisis worsens
Fresh government guidance issued yesterday confirms market remains open for now
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NewsHousebuilding leads growth in construction activity
Latest purchasing managers’ survery says optimism hit four year high in December
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NewsMortgage approvals hit 13-year high
Loan volume topped 100,000 in November for first time since global financial crisis
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NewsHousebuilding activity will not fully recover until 2023
Latest forecast from Experian predicts output will remain below pre-pandemic levels this year and in 2022
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NewsNovember house sales highest since before the credit crunch
Official figures show scale of recovery in housing market since lockdown
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NewsValue of house sales up 26% in 2020, says Zoopla
Rise worth £62bn comes from growth in sales of higher value properties
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NewsRightmove records second month of price falls
Property portal says prices will end the year 6.6% up on 2019, and predicts further growth in 2021
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NewsFirst-time buyer mortgage availability hits new low
Drop in products for those with 5% deposits comes amid Help to Buy hiatus
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NewsBellway warns of Help to Buy sales hiatus
Firm also says national lockdown contributed to 30% fall in reservations in November