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Towns with highest shares of homes increasing or decreasing in value revealed

Around half of UK homes increased in value by 1% or more in 2024, according to Zoopla.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Why property experts are predicting 2025 will be a ‘buyer’s market’ with sales boom

First-time buyer activity could be ‘front-loaded’ in 2025 and increasing numbers of mortgaged owner-occupiers may return to the market, experts said.

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

'Buyer’s market’ predicted for next year with higher negotiating power and more house sales

First-time buyer activity could be ‘front-loaded’ in 2025 and increasing numbers of mortgaged owner-occupiers may return to the market

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024

Looming stamp duty changes ‘could hold back house price growth in 2025’

Homebuyers will want increased stamp duty costs reflected in the price they pay for a property, new research says

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

Budget 2024: all the property announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

From affordable housing to stamp duty, here are the Labour Budget announcements set to impact London renters and homebuyers

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Number of house sales in pipeline at highest in four years, says Zoopla

The property website said about 306,000 homes are working their way through the buying process to completion across the UK.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024

Number of house sales being agreed is 25 per cent higher than a year ago, says Zoopla

Homeowners are looking to move as mortgage rates fall and some second home owners may also be selling up amid concerns over tax changes, Zoopla said.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Number of house sales being agreed is 25% higher than a year ago, says Zoopla

Homeowners are looking to move as mortgage rates fall and some second home owners may also be selling up amid concerns over tax changes, Zoopla said.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

London house prices rise for the first time since April 2023

New data finds green shoots in the London property market but it’s a mixed bag across the capital

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2024

Homes with asking price reductions take twice as long to sell, says Zoopla

About a fifth of homes on the market had the asking price reduced by 5% or more in August, the property website said.

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024