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Calls for housing market ‘Budget boost’ as official data reveals summer setback
News Housing market experts have urged the government to incentivise more activity in October’s Budget, after house prices fell slightly in July.
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8 of the best properties for sale with striking gardens
Properties with striking gardens – from a 17th-century longhouse in Carmarthen, Wales, to a 16th-century manor house in Hampshire with formal parterre gardens.
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RICS: Buyer demand and sales surge - but how could the Budget affect the housing market?
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors reports a positive shift in the UK property market, but adds that next month’s Budget is “keeping the mood in check”
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Halifax: House prices near a two-year high – will they continue to rise?
Despite affordability pressures, house prices grew at their fastest annual rate in almost two years in August, Halifax says
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House prices suffer unexpected August ‘hiccup’, Nationwide HPI finds
News There was a minor reversal in house prices in August, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index
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Zoopla: House prices are rising but it’s still a buyer’s market
The latest house price data from Zoopla paints a rosier picture for the housing market, but sellers shouldn’t get carried away when pricing their property
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Parents face 5% premium on properties near top primary schools
Figures show that parents are paying an extra £21,215 to buy a home in their preferred catchment area - and the private school fees hike could increase the premium further
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Asking prices drop, but Rightmove says housing market is set for a busy autumn
Data from Rightmove shows asking prices took a summer dip but the property site says the market is set for a busy period after interest rate cut.
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ONS: UK house price growth remains at 14-month high - is now the time to buy?
News Official data shows house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a monthly basis
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