Property News
Stamp duty break drives 8.5% annual house price jump
UK house prices rose 8. 5% in 2021 as the chancellor's stamp duty holiday spurred a boom in property purchases, official figures showed.
100,000 house buyers to miss out on stamp duty cut - Rightmove
About 100,000 property buyers are likely to miss out on a stamp duty saving because they will not complete in time to cash in on the temporary cut, Rightmove said.
Grainger performing well despite occupancy delay
Grainger said it was performing well though occupancy of private rented homes was taking longer than expected to recover.
Persimmon sets aside £75m to remove cladding
Persimmon has set aside £75m for the removal of cladding from 26 buildings it constructed ahead of a government announcement about the removal of potentially combustible materials following the Grenfell Tower fire.
Experian investigating possible data breach in Brazil
Credit-checking firm Experian said on Monday that it is carrying out a forensic investigation following recent media reports of a data breach involving its Serasa business in Brazil, but that there is no evidence its technology systems have been compromised.
Annual mortgage approvals hit post-financial crisis high
UK mortgage approvals fell in December but beat expectations to send the total for 2020 to the highest since the financial crisis.