With stamp duty rates changing for many buyers from 1st April 2025, many movers are stepping up their search for a property at a traditionally quiet time in the market. This sentiment was reflected in Rightmove’s November House Price Index. The portal said the number of sales being agreed is 26% higher now, when compared to the same period in 2023.
November is when winter really arrived. Dark mornings, dark nights, a touch of frost, even a layer of snow. It is also the month many of us will have fired up the central heating for the first time this season.
Data held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government estimates there are almost 5 million leasehold homes in England alone. As a result, many people buy, and subsequently sell, a leasehold property.
Did you know 21% of private renters were asked to provide a guarantor when they applied to rent their current property? This finding was part of the latest English Housing Survey, which revealed almost 1 million tenants needed a backup financial plan.
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