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Sluggish start for housing market in 2011
27th January 2011
2011 began with a sluggish start, with a slowdown in both supply (-5.4%) - the largest monthly fall for 4 years - and demand (-9.5%). This is according to the latest Hometrack survey of over 5,000 agents and surveyors which showed that in January 2010 demand stood at -2.7%, a sharp contrast to today’s figure of -9.5%. This suggests that the housing market is facing more fundamental underlying ... Read more >>
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Asking prices nudge upwards as sellers stay away
18th January 2011
A scarcity of new properties on the market meant that asking prices have edged up slightly, Rightmove reports Read more >>
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Mortgage Market Update
16th January 2011
It is an indicative overview of the market showing specifically the lowest rates available on a purchase of £250,000 and the respective percentage borrowing shown below. Any rates in blue have dropped in the last fortnight, any in red have increased. The previous rates are shown in brackets. Please note that due to your personal circumstances and different lenders lending criteria, some of t... Read more >>
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Base rate held at 0.5 per cent
16th January 2011
The Bank base rate is on hold at 0.5% for the 22nd consecutive month after the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted this morning. Read more >>
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Purchase mortgage applications up by a third
16th January 2011
Purchase mortgage applications increased by a third (33.2%) in 2010 compared to 2009. Read more >>
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