Agents predict festive ‘surge’ in home-buying activity
Post-Budget clarity sets up a busy few months for the UK housing market.
Zoopla cuts house price forecast despite ‘surge’ in market activity
'Low house price inflation is not a bad thing,' says property portal - 'so long as there is enough market confidence for people to list their homes and make bids to buy homes'
‘We expect a minor reduction in property values at worst’: Jackson-Stops agents predict 5% price drops for some local markets in 2024
'The only thing that is certain is uncertainty,' notes Jackson-Stops chairman Nick Leeming, sagely, after polling property market predictions from estate agents around the country.
‘We’re confident 2025 will remain buoyant’: Analysts predict 1.18mn resi transactions this year
7% more sales have been recorded so far this year compared to 2024, reports TwentyEA, as 'strong growth continues across supply and demand'.
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Super-prime developer Binghatti appoints London sales lead
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