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Here's our round up of the housing sector, based on insight from Rightmove, Nationwide and Halifax. In summary, the housing market has continued to be buoyant over September and October with prices being reported at an all time high driven by the pent up demand arising from the first lockdown, low borrowing interest rates, the volume of buyers exceeding sellers and the stamp duty holiday. Clearly, there are many uncertainties ahead and the outlook is that there are some sign

Surveys are a routine part of the home buying process. This is something that falls on the buyer although the negative consequences of which can directly affect the seller. The Home Owners Alliance (HOA) have provided a very helpful guide about surveys including how to get the most from them. To begin with, the HOA define a property survey and then a mortgage valuation. Knowing the differences is important so that you can understand the potential ramifications. Property Sur

Here's a roundup of how the housing market is performing during the month of July from Twenty EA, Zoopla, Savills, Nationwide and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (based on June data). This builds on what we already shared from Rightmove last week - more on that here. In summary, these industry insights continue the theme reported by Rightmove - we're in a mini boom. Housing activity has continued to improve in July with the average house price increasing

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) latest UK Residential Market Survey, dated 9 July 2020, has confirmed that the volume of individuals looking to buy has increased in June. Here's the key headlines: 61% of the survey respondents have indicated that they've experienced an increase in buyer enquiries over the last 4 weeks. 42% of respondents have confirmed an increase in property listings 43% of respondents have indicated that they are processing an increase in

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has issued its latest monthly survey for the month of May. This survey polls estate agents and surveyors in England. This survey confirms that the housing market continues to improve since lockdown was lifted specifically for housing on 13 May 2020. The survey reports that near term sales expectations are now broadly neutral while the 12-month outlook improves slightly. In isolation, the metrics reported don't read well, h