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Prime London property market cools as tax fears and rising stock weigh on prices

London’s prime housing market weakened further in September as rising stock levels, slower sales...

Growing financial divide between larger and smaller home returns

Homeowners selling detached houses have made average capital gains of £122,500 in the past...

Govt’s homebuying reform ‘could cut buying times by four weeks’

The government’s proposed overhaul of the homebuying process could save first-time buyers an average...

IMLA back overhaul of home buying system amid call for clarity and professionalism

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed the government’s consultation on reforming the home...

Loft conversions can add a quarter to home values

Homeowners who extend upwards are reaping the biggest rewards, with new data from Nationwide...

New-build sales slump 62% as buyers await price stability

Sales of new-build homes have fallen sharply this year despite improved mortgage availability and...

Public alarm sounds over Capital Gains Tax reform

A proposed reform that would apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to main residences has...

One in six homes sold off-market, but trend wanes as sellers return to open listings

More than one in six residential properties in England and Wales were sold off-market...

Voters favour green belt protection over stamp duty cuts

Public confidence in the Government’s handling of the housing crisis has fallen sharply, with...

Stamp duty reform faces early pushback

Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to abolish stamp duty on home sales, which she described last...

Rightmove renews call for stamp duty reform as thresholds fail to keep pace with house prices

Fewer than one in 20 homes currently for sale in England are exempt from...

Buying a first home cheaper than renting in most UK cities, Lloyds finds

First-time buyers could save thousands of pounds a year by purchasing rather than renting,...

Housing market stalls as buyers and sellers pull back ahead of Budget

Britain’s housing market has stalled for a third consecutive month as uncertainty over next...

First-time buyer homes outpace wider market as affordability improves

First-time buyers are paying more for their homes than they were a year ago...

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Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in a familiar state of anticipation and uncertainty. Inflation remains stubbornly high,...

Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

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Clydesdale Bank to cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.30%

Clydesdale Bank is set to reduce rates across several of its mortgage ranges from...

HSBC raises income multiple for Premier borrowers to 6.5 times salary

HSBC UK has increased the maximum loan-to-income (LTI) ratio available to its Premier customers...

Average mortgage rate falls below 5% for first time in a month

The average UK mortgage rate has dipped below 5% for the first time in...

Arc & Co. and GB Bank complete £19.5m in complex funding deals

Arc & Co. has completed three buy-to-let transactions with GB Bank over the past...

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