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House price growth expectations ease – Knight Frank
Most householders across the UK think the value of their home increased in October, but expectations of future price growth have slipped to their lowest level since February, according to the latest sentiment…
Transaction levels continue in healthy vein – HMRC
The residential property market continued its relatively healthy trend through September, with 106,030 transactions lodged with the Land Registry.
Westminster sees highest rent increases; K&C is the most expensive
Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England in 2014, rising by 28.4%.
87% of English countries saw rents rise; 13% saw drops.
Stagnation Point: Is the housing market in the eye of the storm?
In all his years as a buying agent, this is the first time Prime Purchase's Frank Speir has seen the market hit a complete standstill; something has got to give, he says...
Knight Frank expands new homes team
Knight Frank has been busily building up its regional new homes offering, adding a Cotswolds and Warwickshire new homes team to the Central division.
It’s cheaper to buy than to rent in over a third of British cities – Zoopla
"The financial strain of buying can be overstated," says Zoopla (if you ignore deposits and purchase fees etc, and bank on interest rates staying low), as the portal informs us that it's cheaper to buy…
Agreed sales pick up as demand escalates – RICS
"It is hard not to see prices continuing to move higher over the coming months and into the early part of 2016," says the RICS' chief economist, as the Institute's latest data shows an uptick in agreed…
London’s stamp duty burden breaches £3bn, but prime borough portions slip
London accounted for around 40% of the UK's total residential stamp duty receipts in 2014-15 - just over £3bn out of £7.
MIPIM UK Awards: The finalists
MIPIM UK in London's Olympia, La Croisette's slightly less glamorous sibling, is coming up fast.
UK house prices carry on up – but not in Chelsea
House prices increased by 0.5% last month, taking the annual rise to +4.2% according to the latest from the Land Registry.
In London, prices rose by 1.7% in August, taking annual price growth to +6.6%.
‘Noticeable loss in confidence’ in private housing sector – RIBA
There's been a "noticeable loss in confidence" in the private housing sector amongst architects, says the RIBA in its latest member survey.
Record numbers of landlords raise rents on renewal
45% of tenants who renewed their contracts in August were hit with a rent hike, says Countrywide, with an average increase of 2.5%.