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Deborah Valentine (left) and Shereen Howarth Valentines Estate Agents and Cornerstone Estates and Lettings, two well-known independent estate agencies in Oldham, have agreed to join forces. The agreement will see Valentines’ clients referred to the Cornerstone team, with Valentines Estate…

Homebuyers paid a total of £1.2bn in stamp duty land tax in July, up from £1bn a month earlier, according to the latest data from HMRC. This is the most paid in one month since December 2022 when £1.42bn was paid.…

David Alexander The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality, according to DJ Alexander. The agency said that following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which examined almost 200 studies covering a period of…

There was a 20% rise in the number of remortgages completed in July compared with the previous month, as almost half of borrowers opted for a five-year fix, according to the latest LMS Monthly Remortgage Snapshot. The data revealed that…

Almost two-thirds of people who purchased their first home in the past five years (63%) had financial help from family, rising to over three quarters (76%) of homeowners under the age of 30, according to fresh analysis by Zoopla. Amongst…

The chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a hike in the existing rate of employers’ national insurance at the Budget in October. Under the current rate of 13.8% on earnings and employee benefits, employers paid £107.9bn in the last tax…

Propertymark is urging agents to stay on top of the latest legislative changes impacting the housing market by attending one of its upcoming regional conferences. As part of the professional body’s #MOREFOR24 campaign, Propertymark members can attend one of these…

The new Labour government is pressing ahead with plans to clampdown on short-lets across England. The government wants to restrict short-let supply by granting local authorities greater powers to introduce planning consent for landlords where deemed necessary. A new mandatory national…

The value of a real estate asset is closely associated with the economic value created by the activities that are done there. These activities, like the buildings that house them, are often resistant to change, due to the hurdles of…

This week’s ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ features special guest Iain White to talk about what is happening in the UK property market. The headlines for the week ending Sunday, 18th August 2024, are as follows: + Listings – 34k…