There are currently 8% more homes for sale and 9% more sales agreed than there were 12 months ago on Rightmove. However, Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent, Dacre, Son & Hartley’s own figures are significantly outperforming the national market. During January and February, the company has seen a 15% increase in homes for sale and […]
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Mortgage rules could be eased to boost loans…
Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost the economy.
Outright ban on new leasehold flats moves closer…
New leasehold flats in England and Wales are set to be banned under the latest government plans to reform home ownership.
Home buying process to be modernised to stop property deals falling through…
House buying is to be modernised to prevent thousands of transactions from falling through, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has unveiled plans for a fully digitised home buying process that would give conveyancers and lenders clear information and hopefully stop chains from collapsing. Around one million property transactions […]
Mortgage rules could be eased to boost loans…
Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost the economy…
UK housing market ‘starts new year with a bang’, says Rightmove…
A record number of new sellers have come on to the UK housing market since Boxing Day, while the average price and the number of sales agreed also increased, pointing to a busier 2025, according to a report. The average price of a property coming to market rose by 1.7%, or £5,992, this month to […]
Stamp duty changes ‘will motivate first-time buyers’…
Upcoming changes to stamp duty will “motivate” first-time buyers to buy a property, according to the Halifax.
Fall in mortgage approvals as rates rise after Budget…
Mortgage approvals saw a surprise fall in November after Rachel Reeves’s Budget resulted in higher borrowing rates, Bank of England figures showed yesterday.
Average house price hits record high of £298,083…
UK house prices rose at their fastest monthly rate of the year in November with further increases expected next year, the Halifax has said.
House prices surprise with fastest rise for two years…
House prices grew at their fastest annual pace for two years in November, according to the latest survey from Nationwide… The lender said the price of a typical UK home rose by 3.7% last month compared to a year earlier, with property values close to a record high. It said the acceleration in house price […]
