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The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days. Be among the first to get the facts. Subscribe to the newsletter here:

The five facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days. No 5 Fact Friday video this week due to a family funeral. But there’s still plenty to get your teeth into here. A lot of news this week! 1. Zoopla House Price Index shows low end price falls in last 3 months,… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 4th July 2025

The five (plus two!) facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last seven days. Be among the first to get the facts. Subscribe to the newsletter here:

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last seven days. Be among the first to get the facts. Subscribe to the newsletter here:

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last 7 days. Bank of England Mortgage Approvals drop back downhttps://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/fromshowcolumns.asp?Travel=NIxSUx&FromSeries=1&ToSeries=50&DAT=RNG&FD=1&FM=Jan&FY=2020&TD=2&TM=Jun&TY=2025&FNY=&CSVF=TT&html.x=187&html.y=29&C=10Z&Filter=N Half of landlords to raise rents in advance of Renters Rights Billhttps://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/rental-market/nearly-half-of-landlords-to-raise-rent-ahead-of-renters-rights-bill/ Labour’s Stamp Duty increase Causes biggest drop in transactions on record.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-04/labour-taxes-ice-london-s-housing-market Leasehold reform to be delayed further?Commons debate offers little progress… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 6 June 2025

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last 7 days. IFA magazine cites major housing crisis indicators worsening https://ifamagazine.com/10-years-on-britains-housing-crisis-deepens-leasehold-and-stamp-duty-concerns-soar-and-aspiration-to-own-hits-rock-bottom/ Small housebuilders to get big planning boost https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/uk-to-cut-planning-hurdles-for-small-builders-in-housing-push https://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulation-law-news/angela-rayner-pledges-to-level-the-playing-field-for-smaller-house-builders/Average home selling for 16k less than asking https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/28/uk-homeowners-selling-less-asking-price-survey-zooplaZoopla House Price Index https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/property-news/house-price-index/Prize winning overvaluing by Foxtons https://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties-for-sale/se8/mwhl0340958 Treasury publishes mortgage guarantee scheme stats… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 30 May 2025

The five facts hitting the UK housing market hardest in the last 7 days. Bank of England warns no more rate cutshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/interest-rates-rise-inflation-bank-of-england-b2754327.html Rightmove indicates weakening asking priceshttps://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/content/uploads/2025/05/Rightmove-HPI-19th-May-Final-No-Embargo.pdf 27% rise in complaints against agentshttps://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulation-law-news/significant-rise-in-complaints-about-estate-agents-revealed/ Inflation rises due to energy cost increaseshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/april2025 Government borrowing overshoots againhttps://x.com/moving_charlie/status/1925449993231413308?s=46 Net migration drops 50%https://x.com/ons/status/1925469548678975580?s=46Stock surge causes increase in price reductionshttps://www.propertyinvestortoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2025/05/price-reductions-increase-as-housing-market-suffers-supply-surge/