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The number of £1m+ mortgage jumped by 24% last year
Banks are preferring to lend to owner-occupiers over property developers, says peer-to-peer finance firm
Mortgage lending hits five-year high on the back of “overwhelmingly positive” economic news
"We do not expect the Bank of England to move quickly to raise interest rates, once the UK passes the 7% unemployment threshold," says the Council of Mortgage Lenders, as "housing activity is set to strengthen…
Property investors ‘are going to have to work harder’ for high returns this year
While "the macro-economic story for the UK will remain benign" for the next year or so, prime residential property markets are in for a fairly subdued - but still positive - year, says Savills.
London’s prime property market dip to drive a £1.6bn cut in this year’s SDLT receipts
Stamp duty receipts "so far this year have been much weaker than expected" says the OBR
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Big-brand agency franchise in PCL goes up for sale
Winkworth is seeking an 'entrepreneurial property expert' to take over the established hub in one of the capital’s top HNW hotspots.
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