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Sales and prices up in Canada, latest index data shows
Nationally home sales in Canada increased by 5.2% month on month in February but actual, not seasonally adjusted, activity was down 2.6% from a year earlier, the latest index data shows. Average prices were up 3.5% from January’s gain reflecting an acceleration in home price increases, particularly for single family homes in and around Toronto, […] The post Sales and prices up in Canada, latest index data shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Disappointing lending figures suggests UK mortgage market is in decline
The number of loans advanced for house purchases in the UK in January was at its lowest monthly level since February 2015 and at a near two year low, the latest data shows. Home buyers borrowed £8.4 billion in the first month of the year, down 28% on December and unchanged on January 2016. This […] The post Disappointing lending figures suggests UK mortgage market is in decline appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Mayor of London gives go ahead for hundreds of homes denied planning by councils
The Mayor of London has stepped in and given the go-ahead to two developments of affordable homes in the city after planning permission was refused by councils. The developments in Wealdstone and Tottenham Hale will provide what the Mayor Sadiq Khan described as hundreds of genuinely affordable homes and he said it is part of […] The post Mayor of London gives go ahead for hundreds of homes denied planning by councils appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →