Buyers paying £100,000 over the asking price, knocking on doors unannounced and homes sold in 15 minutes. A year in the life of an estate agent working through Covid.
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More than 55,000 households used the government initiative to purchase a home in the past year.
We chat to a teacher on the verge of retirement who swapped the five-bedroom house her family grew up in for a smaller house in Hebden Bridge.
Whether you’re a first-time buyer or a homeowner looking to move up the housing ladder, here’s how the surge in popularity for houses could impact you.
Average house prices are up 30% since the market peak in 2007 as successive lockdowns prompt buyers to search for more space.
Some buyers are set to fork out thousands of pounds more in stamp duty once the tax break draws to a complete close at the end of September. Could you be one of them?
The full stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a property’s purchase price may now be over but you could still benefit from the tax cut. Our guide explains how.
We talk to a couple who fell in love with a house in a new housing development in Winchester, but are renting it back to the developer for 2-3 years until all the plots are sold.
High demand from potential buyers and a shortage of homes for sale makes it the fastest-moving housing market for five years, our latest House Price Index report shows.
