The most important UK property news aggregated from leading twitter commentators

Let's build more homes - who wouldn't vote for that?

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

The human mind has this uncanny ability to hear when someone's spinning a line before it has even registered the words, especially on the radio. I was reminded of this on Tuesday, when Andrew Johnson, cabinet member for housing at Hammersmith and Fulham council, went on Nick Ferrari's breakfast show to tell the listeners of LBC about their new five-year local connection rule.

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Henry Pryor @HenryPryor 2 months, 1 week ago

Zoe Williams wonders aloud if we might eventually vote for a party who announced they planned to build more homes. http://t.co/5FqFjZtDyC

Sourcing Property - Lettings Regulation

http://www.sourcingproperty.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Sourcing Property is a London property search agent whose house finder service can help you find London property and buy investment property. If you are a property buyer looking to find london property then Sourcing Property can help you.

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Jo Eccles @joeccles 2 months, 1 week ago

My Metro column this morning on regulating the lettings market. Landlords and tenants take note: http://t.co/bgpygH8yWV

UK estate agent Countrywide gears up for a IPO worth up to £750m - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

The company, which sells one in every 11 homes in the UK, is among a raft of companies vying for a stock market listing. Housebuilder Crest Nicholson floted at the top of its price range, while insurance giant Esure is looking at a £1bn float in a wave of IPOs that have created a resurgence in the London market.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 2 months, 1 week ago

UK estate agent Countrywide gears up for a IPO worth up to £750m via @Telegraph http://t.co/e4E3DqeHfB

House price rise at fastest pace for more than 2 years

http://www.independent.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

A mortgage glut and an extra half a million people in work are pushing up house prices at the fastest annual pace for more than two years, lender Halifax said today. Despite a more modest 0.5 per cent rise in February, average prices in the past three months are 1.9 per cent ahead of a year earlier - the best performance since September 2010.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 2 months, 1 week ago

House price rise at fastest pace for more than 2 years http://t.co/zE0UQn2OGk via @independent

Warning over social housing cuts - Telegraph

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

The Government's cuts to social housing funding have led to a situation which may not be workable in the long term, the chairman of the Commons Communities and Local Government Committee has warned. Labour's Clive Betts told MPs rents were rising, prompting concerns from housing associations that the model would not last much beyond the next general election.

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Telegraph Property @TeleProperty 2 months, 1 week ago

Will social housing model not last beyond the next general election? http://t.co/T7MC5CxjHm

Optimism on house prices increased in the UK last month, data shows | Europe | News

http://www.propertywire.com

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Increased optimism over house prices in February spurred economic confidence to its highest level since June 2010, according to a new index published today (Tuesday 05 March). YouGov's latest Household Economic Activity Tracker (HEAT) improved by 3.5 points in February to 98.

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Property Wire @PropertyWire 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Survey shows increasing optimism in the UK residential property market http://t.co/eEOu4CPhXF

House prices show small rise in February, says Halifax

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

House prices continued their slow ascent in February, showing a modest monthly increase of 0.5%, according to the Halifax. This contributed to both a quarterly and annual price rise of 1.9%, the lender said, bringing the price of the average UK house to £163,600.

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GH Didsbury @GHDidsbury 2 months, 2 weeks ago

House prices show small rise in February, says Halifax http://t.co/GNuVzpvgC0 via @guardianmoney

Sprightly start to 2013 - Rightmove Property Blog

http://www.rightmove.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Property news | Rightmove's February House Price Index finds that there are signs of continued improvement in the health of the property market. At £235,741 the average price of newly marketed property is the second highest ever seen in the month of February, just £2,115 shy of the February record set in 2008 prior to the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

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Rightmove @rightmove 2 months, 1 week ago

February House Price Index shows signs of continued improvement in the health of the property market: http://t.co/1NFsvkRHNI

House prices show small rise in February, says Halifax

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

House prices continued their slow ascent in February, showing a modest monthly increase of 0.5%, according to the Halifax. This contributed to both a quarterly and annual price rise of 1.9%, the lender said, bringing the price of the average UK house to £163,600.

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Brock Taylor @BrockTaylor1 2 months, 2 weeks ago

House prices show small rise in February, says Halifax http://t.co/QWRMiv5HCg via @guardian

Foxtons announces five new offices with more to come - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Wednesday 6th March 2013 Foxtons has announced it will be opening five new offices in London this spring as part of its ongoing expansion plan. In the last three years, it has added 13 new offices to its network.

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Ian Charles Watson @Iancwatson 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Foxtons announces five new offices with more to come http://t.co/18UNB89wHh

Letting agents must disclose fees - FT.com

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Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Letting agents will be forced to disclose all tenancy fees when marketing properties for rent, following a ruling by the advertising watchdog. On Wednesday, the Advertising Standards Authority criticised estate agent Your Move for not making it

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Emma Ward Hunt @ewardhunt 2 months, 2 weeks ago

MT @TanyaPowley: Letting agents must disclose fees clearly following new ruling today: http://t.co/UhRqY6cb8D > about time, too!

House prices post largest annual rise in two years - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

At £163,600 on average, prices were 1.9pc higher than a year earlier and the lender said it expects to see a national increase in house prices over the course of 2013. The annual increase was the highest recorded since September 2010, and prices were also up by 0.5pc on a month-on-month basis.

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Dominic Farrell @DominicFarrell 2 months, 2 weeks ago

House prices post largest annual rise in two years http://t.co/USgpUr3f2I

Taxman to crack down on second home owners and buy-to-let landlords who sell without declaring profits

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk

Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The tax authority has launched the campaign today to clampdown on those selling homes in Britain and abroad where capital gains tax (CGT) should be paid. This tax is applicable when a property, which is not your main home, is sold at a profit that tops the annual CGT allowance, which currently sits at £10,600.

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Landlord Lowdown @landlordlowdown 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Taxman to crack down on second home owners and buy-to-let landlords who ... - This is Money http://t.co/At9yMlUle5

Buyers will compromise on garden before anything else - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday 6th March 2013 Buyers will compromise most on their gardens, followed by a downstairs cloakroom, while least up for negotiation is the number of bedrooms. A surprisingly large number will, however, compromise on the location.

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TPMC @propertymc 2 months, 2 weeks ago

A garden is the first compromise? Shocking... http://t.co/fEir05CkY4

Myhomemove defies market to triple in size - Estate Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday 6th March 2013 Conveyancing firm myhomemove has announced ambitious plans to treble in size over the next three years. The firm, a major supplier of conveyancing services to its estate agency and mortgage broker introducers, unveiled its goal after revealing that last year, based on official figures, it completed more conveyancing than any other UK firm.

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Thomas Morris @ThomasMorrisEA 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Myhomemove defies market to triple in size http://t.co/Yy6uF9xoE5

Watchdog orders letting agents to show fees in adverts - Letting Agent Today

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Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

In a landmark ruling, the advertising watchdog has today ruled that all letting agents must clearly disclose what their fees are when they market rental properties. The ruling is against Your Move, but also specifically implicates Rightmove, ARLA and the Property Ombudsman.

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Ajay Jagota @ajaykisgroup 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Watchdog orders letting agents to show fees in adverts - Letting Agent Today http://t.co/QRgPDoNhZI

Housing market 'still improving'

http://www.bbc.co.uk

Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The UK housing market is continuing to show signs of improvement, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. House prices rose by 0.5% in February, it said, with property values now 1.9% higher than a year ago. The average property now costs £163,600. Halifax also said housing sales had continued on a "modest upward trend".

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sunburn @havenroad 2 months, 2 weeks ago

FYI - BBC News - Housing market continuing to improve, Halifax says http://t.co/bP5PiYwRZS