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First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let
First time buyer activity accounted or 36% of UK housing market in February, up from 28% a year ago but the buy to let market has fallen off considerably, the latest research shows. Indeed, buy to let purchases fell below 10% last month, the first time it has been at that level in five years, […] The post First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Asking prices up across the UK month on month but now likely to stagnate
Asking prices in the UK continue to rise but in most regions on a monthly basis but year on year prices are down and expected to be more or less stagnant in the year ahead. In England and Wales asking prices were up 0.6% month on month but the annual rate fell to 2.6% while […] The post Asking prices up across the UK month on month but now likely to stagnate 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 →