House prices and sales volumes are expected to grow in 2025 despite the fallout from Labour’s Budget, says Zoopla. The portal says the housing market returned to growth in 2024, with UK house prices recording average growth of 1.5% in the 12 months to October 2024.

Amanda Bryden, Head of Mortgages, says: “Some areas of the UK – including Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Dunfermline – have seen remarkable house price growth this year, as buyers perhaps seek out more affordable areas where house prices, despite increases, are still coming in under the national average.

This is 45% or 46,200 fewer than in 2021 when London outmigration numbers previously peaked. Pre-Covid, Londoners bought an average of 70,060 homes outside the capital each year, meaning purchase numbers are down around 19% compared to the 2015-19 average, partly due to fewer people moving home in general.

2025年1月30日 · Source: Zoopla House Price Index. The Budget confirmed that temporary reliefs from stamp duty will end in April 2025 in England and Northern Ireland and Zoopla says that as a result, first-time buyer demand jumped by over a third in November and December 2024 in the price bands where stamp duty for first-time buyers will increase the most from April 2025, between £300,000 and £625,000.

The Spanish Government is to end the so-called Golden Visa scheme on April 3. The Golden Visa was introduced in 2013 and allows anyone of good character outside the EU to apply for residency in Spain and gain unrestricted access to the Schengen area of Europe.

The group says it will work closely with local businesses and individuals, as part of its commitment to regenerate the local area. Extensive measures have been included in the development plans with a strong focus on responsible development with over £1m pledged to …

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Sellers, many of whom are likely making onward purchases, appear willing to accept larger discounts. This is according to estate agency Hamptons, looking at company data relating to Q4 2024. The median discount more than doubled from £2,000 in Q3 to £5,000 in Q4 2024, surpassing the maximum £ ...

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2025年1月28日 · Acting on behalf of joint liquidators Titan Homes (Scotland), Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has set a closing date of Wednesday February 12 at noon on the sale of a partially developed residential site and dwellings in Strathaven. The town of Strathaven, forming part of South Lanarkshire Council ...