Boris Johnson wants “absurdly high” stamp duty to be cut (EAT)
Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty.
First-time buyers see property prices rise and deposits shoot up (PIE)
First-time buyers are now paying £209,000 to get on the housing ladder – a 21% hike over the last ten years.
UK housing market is a bubble with Help to Buy pushing up prices, warns bank strategist (PIE)
The UK housing market is a “bubble on a bubble” – and property prices, reported this morning to average over £302,000, are over-valued by around 12%.