Property research desk

Market notes, data checks & field commentary

Some notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.

News

October 30, 2024

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Property - Budget 2024

How did we fare in the budget from a property perspective? It was a mixed bag, really no gains, plenty of losses! Let's take a look at what the Chancellor announced.

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Questions

October 25, 2024

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Pay mortgage or top up pension?

A question recently received poses an interesting quandary about whether to use bonus payments to reduce a mortgage or top up a pension.

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House prices rising faster in Scotland than elsewhere in UK

Valuations

October 23, 2024

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House prices rising faster in Scotland than elsewhere in UK

Scottish house prices rose to £27k in the last year, more than anywhere in the UK, and this is despite the number of BTL properties coming on the market.

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Will Capital Gains Tax on property remain unchanged?

News

October 17, 2024

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Will Capital Gains Tax on property remain unchanged?

There is a suggestion that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will not increase capital gains by selling a second property. Is this true?

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Inflation falls to lowest level since 2021

News

October 17, 2024

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Inflation falls to lowest level since 2021

The predicted 2.1% inflation figure for September was smashed as it fell to 1.7%. What matters to us on this site is whether interest rates will now fall?

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