Housing demand hits a record October high
"We are increasingly concerned about the impact of the stamp duty cliff edge on 31st March 2021," warns NAEA boss Mark Hayward, as estate agents report a continued flurry of property buying activity.
Record highs for housing demand & rental supply
Propertymark reports that 2020 saw more home-buyers register and more sales agreed per estate agency branch than any other year of the last decade.
Country house price inflation hits a four-year high, ‘driven by a race for space post-lockdown’
“Despite a challenging economic outlook, people’s desire to get on with their lives after years of political uncertainty followed by lockdown has seen the property market continue to defy gravity,"…
Housing demand jumped by a third in September to highest level for 16 years – NAEA
The latest market intel from Propertymark tells of rising demand and the highest number of agreed sales per estate agency branch since 2006.
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‘Landmark’ resi development opp hits the market in Edinburgh
Savills says the New Town site 'is a truly unique opportunity to deliver a landmark development in one of Edinburgh’s most desirable and architecturally significant neighbourhoods.'
‘Extraordinary’ Norman & Dawbarn-designed house in SW London seeks £7.5mn
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Ambitious proptech firm buys another top mortgage broker
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