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Conservativess use Opposition Day debate to renew pledge to scrap the tax and call on Treasury to outline plans to ‘ungum’ the housing market Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

The number of estate agency businesses operating in the UK increased this year, increasing competition and the need to differentiate, according to Property DriveBuy boss Steve Foreman (pictured). Research carried out by the geolocation property search app shows the number of active estate agency businesses rose by 2% this year, taking the total to 25,665….

This is the business’s seventh location in London and eighth in the UK, including its Cobham base Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

Homebuyers now have the widest choice of mortgages in nearly 20 years, new industry data reveals. The total number of mortgage offers is now at its highest since 2007 at more than 7,000, according to Moneyfacts. There was an increase of 650 last year, and 90% and 95% loan-to-value (LTV) deals are now at a…

Estate agents have rejected a claim by conveyancers that mandatory upfront information would do nothing to ease problems with the homebuying process. The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF) had said the move would repeat the mistake of HIPs (Home Information Packs) during the noughties, and could even make the homebuying process worse. Lender behaviour and bottlenecks…

Listings are rising faster than sales Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe