All news on the topic: Housing market

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Britain’s biggest housebuilders face £4.5bn class action over alleged new-build price fixing
A monumental class action lawsuit, potentially seeking up to £4.5 billion in compensation, is set to be launched against seven of Britain’s most prominent housebuilders.
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Average UK home price forecast to hit £440,000 amid housing shortage
The average price of a home in the UK is set to hit £440,000 by 2030, new data has shown.
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Kemi Badenoch promises to scrap stamp duty in major pledge at Tory conference
Kemi Badenoch has vowed to abolish stamp duty in a keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, calling the levy “a bad tax” that blocks social mobility.
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Keir Starmer unveils plans for 4,000 homes to be constructed in London
Sir Keir Starmer stated that his government will ease mortgage regulations to simplify the process for first-time buyers to take their initial step onto the property ladder.
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Santander’s move sparks a mortgage price war, benefiting UK borrowers
Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit.
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Average service charge for flats in England and Wales reached £2,300 last year
Annual rise of 11% is likely to fuel fresh calls for Labour to accelerate overhaul of scandal-hit leasehold sector.
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Halifax reports UK house prices reach new high as stamp duty increase approaches
Average property price increases by 0.7% in January to record £299,138 as market starts year ‘on positive note’.
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Nationwide reports UK house prices surge 4.7%, approaching record highs
UK house prices increased for the fourth month in a row in December, sitting just below an all-time high according to Nationwide Building Society.
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Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm is challenging housing reforms in the European Court
Annington Property fears recent legislation will force it to offload some of the 38,000 freeholds it owns on UK military homes