All housing market articles – Page 4
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Crest Nicholson says housing market recovering
The housebuilder’s sales per outlet rate has risen to 0.52 in recent weeks from 0.35 before Christmas
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OBR: House price fall to be deeper than expected
Official forecaster says prices will drop by 10% in current market downturn
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House prices still falling say surveyors
House price balance “stuck deep in negativity” with a net balance of -48% in February
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House prices recovered in February, says Halifax
Reported rise of 1.1% comes after rival Nationwide last week said prices had fallen in the month
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Nationwide: First year-on-year house price decline since 2020
Annual house prices were down 1.1% year-on-year in February, according to mortgage lender
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New home registrations hit 15-year high last year despite fourth quarter slowdown
Strong start to year outweighs drop in new home registrations towards end of the year, says NHBC
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Sellers in UK having to discount prices by 4.5% to sell
Average annual house price rise drops to 5.3% in February this year from 8.6% in the same month last year, says Zoopla
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JRF calls on government to buy up stalled sites
Charity predicts collapse in housing market if government does not act to turn schemes into social housing
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UK house prices remain flat in February
Average house selling at £14 more in February than January - but more buyers are coming returning to the market
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UK housing market ‘muted' as demand falls, warn surveyors
RICS records ninth successive month of surveyors recording falling demand
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Help to Buy sales drop 11% in final full quarter of scheme
Buyers purchased 6,531 homes between 1 July and 30 September last year with the government equity loan scheme.
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Annual house price growth drops to lowest level for three years
Price growth slowed to 1.9% in January year-on-year, according to Halifax
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Mortgage approvals drop 50% year-on-year
Official figures show loan approvals in December hit lowest level - covid aside - for 14 years
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Looming Help to Buy build deadline could be costly for purchasers and developers
Buyers talk of “heartbreak” while developers wonder how they will resell properties, prompting calls for extension of build deadline for homes sold under equity loan scheme, writes Joey Gardiner
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UK housing market declined in December as economy faltered, says RICS
Buyer demand fell but energy efficient homes are holding their value, according to surveyors
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House prices in the UK fell 0.3% in November
Official statistics show the annual price change for house prices in the UK November 2021 to 2022 was 10.3%
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UK sees New Year house price bounce, says Rightmove
But prices remain 2% below the level of October 2022 and enquiries down a third on this time last year
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Taylor Wimpey eyes £20m of cost-cutting as market conditions tighten
Housebuilder warns Gove’s planning policy overhaul will lead to shortfall in sites