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"The Bank of England has cut the interest rate to 0.1% and injected £200m into the economy through bond purchases."

"This is the second cut the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has made via an emergency meeting in two weeks, after it slashed the rate from 0.75% to 0.25% last week."

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"A Monetary Policy Committee statement said: “The spread of COVID-19 and the measures being taken to contain the virus will result in an economic shock that could be sharp and large, but should be temporary."

"First-time buyer numbers hit a 12-year high in 2019, with an estimated 353,436 people purchasing their first property during the year".

"They accounted for 51% of all home purchases made with a mortgage during the year, compared with just 38% in 2008".

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"But first-time buyer numbers were broadly unchanged from 2018, suggesting affordability constraints may be a growing issue".

"The housing market enjoyed a late autumn bounce with mortgage approvals for house purchase rising by 7% in November."

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"A total of 43,589 mortgages were approved by the high street banks for people moving home during the month, according to UK Finance."

"In September 2019:

• the most expensive residential property sold in September was in Kensington and Chelsea for £17,000,000

• the cheapest residential property sold in September was in Sunderland for £16,000

• the most expensive commercial sale taking place in September 2019 was in Didcot for £32,750,000

• the cheapest commercial sale in September 2019 was in Salford for £100

• there was a 2.9% increase in newbuilds compared to September 2018"

"Property owners are to be given the chance to make their properties bigger by up to two storeys in a bid to make planning laws less bureaucratic and outdated, while more money is to be committed to infrastructure, it has been announced."

"The number of people moving home has risen in the first half of 2019, despite deposits remaining at record highs."

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"The research by Lloyds Bank found that there were 160,540 homemovers in the first half of 2019, up by 810 (1%) compared with the same period in 2018. The number of first-time buyers increased at a slightly higher rate of 5% to 173,790 in the first half of 2019."

New figures show highest number of new home registrations in 12 years.

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"In total 43,438 new homes were registered between April and June 2019, up 12% on the same period last year when it was 38,937 and the highest since the fourth quarter of 2007 when 43,525 were registered."

"In June 2019:

• the most expensive property sold was in Kensington and Chelsea for £25,975,000

• the cheapest properties sold were in Burnley, Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill and Sunderland for £20,000

• the most expensive commercial sale was in Liverpool for £45,427,079

• the cheapest commercial sales were in Barking, Harlow and Kensington and Chelsea for £100

• there was a 25.4% increase in newbuilds compared to June 2018"

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"Today, Thursday 18 July 2019, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) released a report on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group (RoPA) proposing a new regulatory framework to cover estate agents across the UK and letting and managing agents in England only".

The UK House Price Index is a National Statistic that shows changes in the value of residential properties in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

"The Tenant Fees Act bans most letting fees and caps tenancy deposits paid by tenants in the private rented sector in England".

"The ban on tenant fees applies to new or renewed tenancy agreements signed on or after 1 June 2019".