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Home movers are the ultimate KBB clients

Despite rising business rates, TwentyCi’s CEO, Colin Bradshaw, says independent retailers can stay optimistic in 2025, thanks to a strong housing market and healthy demand in the property sector.

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Housing transactions plummet as first-time buyers hit 10-year low

The latest housing market statistics show that the number of housing tractions fell by almost a quarter in November compared with last year with the number of first-time buyers also at a 10-year low.

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October sees lowest house price increase since 2008

The average new seller house asking price rose in the month to October 7 by the smallest amount since the same time in 2008.

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TKC announces major price drop on Jigsaw products

TKC has announced a 20% price drop on products in its Vero true handle less kitchen range of Jigsaw brand products.

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The kbbreview Podcast: What’s going on with mortgages?

As interest rates and repayments go up and up, people’s willingness to fund their new kitchen or bathroom with a mortgage is going down and down. But is there light at the end of the tunnel?

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Good news for buyers as house prices fall at fastest rate in 12 years

House prices in the year to May fell at their fastest rate since 2009, which some pundits say should help create more favourable conditions for first-time buyers.

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Growth in house prices slows

The rate of growth in house prices continued to slow in February as the housing market suffers from blows to consumer confidence.…

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Fall in house prices will bring boost for sales, say experts

The rate at which house prices are increasing is at its lowest since 2012, which experts are predicting will bring more buyers and sellers back to the market.

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Analysts positive despite largest fall in house prices in 14 years

Average house prices have seen their sharpest drop since 2008 according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

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The kbbreview Podcast: S6 E5: Housing market latest

First is advice from our business judges at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2023. Then we’re talking mortgages and the housing market.

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Rising costs and economic uncertainty hold back construction

Higher material costs and an uncertain economic outlook have put the brakes on construction project starts, according to a new report.

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A good kitchen can add £20k to your property, says Magnet

A good kitchen adds value to your property while a bad one devalues it, according to the latest research from national kitchen chain Magnet.

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Designing for the ‘shoe box home’

Malcolm Scott, the WTA industry conference speaker and KBSA corporate chairman, believes shrinking UK homes are an opportunity for clever designers

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Legal and General delivers its first modular homes in the UK

Legal and General has delivered its first batch of modular homes in what it has described as a “pioneering approach” to addressing the UK housing crisis.

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New UK factory starts production of mass modular housing

A new factory has gone into production and aims to deliver 2,000 fully-fitted homes in 24 months, scaling up to 5,000 a year in the next five years.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bathroom suppliers positive as Brexit deal in the balance

Top bathroom brands arrived at Sleep + Eat at London’s Olympia exhibition hall cautiously confident in the future amid crunch talks between UK and EU negotiators.

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UK annual house price growth picks up in August

UK house prices grew at their fastest annual rate in nine months, as housebuilders remain “confident” against Brexit backdrop

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Home movers are the ultimate KBB clients

Housing transactions plummet as first-time buyers hit 10-year low

October sees lowest house price increase since 2008

TKC announces major price drop on Jigsaw products

The kbbreview Podcast: What’s going on with mortgages?

Good news for buyers as house prices fall at fastest rate in 12 years

Growth in house prices slows

Fall in house prices will bring boost for sales, say experts

Analysts positive despite largest fall in house prices in 14 years

The kbbreview Podcast: S6 E5: Housing market latest

Rising costs and economic uncertainty hold back construction

A good kitchen can add £20k to your property, says Magnet

Designing for the ‘shoe box home’

Legal and General delivers its first modular homes in the UK

New UK factory starts production of mass modular housing

EXCLUSIVE: Bathroom suppliers positive as Brexit deal in the balance

UK annual house price growth picks up in August

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