Surge in Scottish home purchases

Highest January home sales in eight years according to the  Your Move & Acadata Scotland House Price Index report. Scotland sees highest January sales since 2008, up 24% year-on-year with rush to avoid Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) surcharge. Biggest uplift in Midlothian, rising 38% on January 2015, as flats and terraced houses are…

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HCA Housing Market Bulletin October

The Homes and Communities Agency Bulletin for October 2015. National average house price increases have slowed but still remain higher than both retail price inflation and average wage inflation. The seasonally adjusted trend in the number of home sales has generally been upwards in 2015, and total mortgage lending continues to increase. Commercial and infrastructure…

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LSL House Price Index September 2015

House Price Index for England and Wales for September 2015 released by LSL Property Services/Acadata Strongest September for home sales since 2007, driven by activity in the north as supply squeeze stalls sales in the south. There is a southern resurgence in price growth, with the South East seeing strongest year-on-year riseof any region. London…

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