House prices increased by 0.5% month-on-month in May Annual rate of price inflation drops from 10.5% to 9.8% Prices up 12.2% since February 2009 trough Headlines April 2010 May 2010 Monthly index * Q1 ’93 = 100 334.0 336.0 Monthly change* 1.1% 0.5% Annual change 10.5% 9.8% Average price £167,802 £169,162 * seasonally adjusted Commenting [...]
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Nationwide: House Price Inflation Reaches Double Digits
House prices increased by 1.0% month-on-month in April Annual rate of price inflation moves into double digits for first time since June 2007 House prices are 10.0% below the October 2007 peak Headlines March 2010 April 2010 Monthly index * Q1 ’93 = 100 330.6 334.0 Monthly change* 1.0% 1.0% Annual change 9.0% 10.5% Average [...]
NAEA: Success of Stamp Duty Campaign a major victory for first time buyers
THE National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) today welcomed as a major victory Alistair Darling’s decision to raise the threshold of stamp duty land tax for two years. The NAEA has long campaigned for a major rethink on stamp duty – which it believes to be a tax on aspiration. Today in the final Budget [...]
Latest Bank mortgage lending figures may point to slower January – Council of Mortgage Lenders
The latest Bank of England mortgage data published today confirms the likelihood that there may have been a “bunching” of house purchase transactions in December to beat the stamp duty concession deadline.The gross lending total of £13.4 bn in December 2009 was in line with the CML’s estimate (£13.5 bn) and seems to confirm the CML’s view that much activity was “rushed [...]
Effects Of The End Of The Stamp Duty Holiday – Decision Homebuyers Report
London, England (Jan 11, 2010) – Decision Homebuyers, one of the UK’s most trusted and flexible home buying specialists, comment on the impending end of the stamp duty holiday and the effects it will have on the current housing market conditions. Surveyors in the West Midlands, East Midlands, Wales and Scotland predict that the end [...]
Beemoved Announces Special Prices For Clients Committing Storage For More Than 6 Months
Brighton, UK November 2009 – Beemovedremovals are not strange to the relocation service world. They are pioneers in offering both home and business relocation services. “We have seen thousands of people in need of the best relocation services. People out there used to relocate because of many reasons which are good or bad. Either [...]
Estate agents innovative new service – auctionmove.co.uk
New online property auction website, auctionmove.co.uk, is offering estate agents the chance to promote their properties, including difficult to sell locations to a new audience, free of charge. auctionmove.co.uk will provide estate agents with the opportunity to add an auction arm to their existing business, without impacting on commission. Estate agents will also be able [...]
Stamp Duty – Change demanded by property experts
Industry heavyweights have added their support to the 1808 Coalition, set up by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) to campaign for the Government to modernise Stamp Duty. 1808 Coalition partners are: • Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) • Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) • [...]