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21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The average sale price of completed home transactions using cash or mortgages in England and Wales in October 2023 fell by...
21 November 2023
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The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...
25 August 2017
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The delay to the implementation of HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ system announced in July was warmly welcomed by buy-to-let landlords. A plan...
24 August 2017
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The decline in property prices at the upper end of London’s housing market has led to a sharp rise in home...
18 July 2017
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Marc Langdon, a partner at Bidwells, offers his thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I...
29 December 2016
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New housing remained the strongest strand of construction output in October, despite the surprise slowdown in overall construction output, the latest...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News
With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...
25 November 2016
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The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...
24 November 2016
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A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...
11 November 2016
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The chancellor Phillip Hammond should use his upcoming Autumn Statement to raise the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) threshold to £250,000...
31 October 2016
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Confidence among home buyers has returned to levels last seen prior to the EU vote with demand increasing by 16% in...
29 October 2016
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Housebuilding activity in September rose at the fastest pace since January with various developers reporting resilient demand and generally improving market...
08 October 2016
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House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...
14 September 2016
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An increase in housebuilding levels helped to ensure that overall construction output remained flat in July following a 1% drop in...
12 September 2016
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Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...
22 December 2015
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Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, 2016 is set to be the year of the first-time buyer, with a number of measures...
17 December 2015
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As 2015 draws to a close, the Essential Information Group (EIG) has published its latest figures covering the whole of the...
15 December 2015
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Residential property investors are facing a number of tax reforms that will fundamentally change the profitability of their portfolios. The changes will...
08 December 2015
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In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...