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The latest from Woolbro Group and the housing & investment sector
December Halifax House Price Index: Property Values Continue to Fall
January 2023
In December, the cost of the average UK home was £281,272, a fall on the previous month of 1.5%, with annual growth slowing to +2% (from +4.6%).However, the fall in December was lower than the monthly decline of 2.4% recorded in November, even taking into account seasonal slowdown driven by the festive period.
As we enter 2023, the housing market will continue to be impacted by the wider economic environment and, as buyers and sellers remain cautious, we expect there will be a reduction in both supply and demand overall, with house prices forecast to fall around 8% over the course of the year.
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Industry figure urges Labour to do more to improve housing supply
January 2023
Ben Woolman spoke with Letting Agent Today about the need for Keir Starmer to do more to boost housing supply.Read more
Halifax House Price Index
October 2022
Ben Woolman spoke with The Express regarding economic uncertainty and the slight drop in house prices.Read more
BBC clip
September 2022
Ben Woolman, spoke with BBC News’ Home Editor Mark Easton about the sheer enormity of the challenge the new prime minister faces when it comes to sorting Britain’s housing crisis.Watch the clip
Rightmove House Price Index
July 2022
Ben Woolman, spoke with Express Newspapers re. Rightmove’s house price index for June, whichrevealed the average cost of a home coming to market hit its sixth consecutive record of £369,968.
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Right To Buy Extension
June 2022
David Woolman spoke with Property Week, alongside industry heavyweights Savills and the British Property Federation, in response to the government’s announcement to extend the Right to Buy scheme.Read more
Street Votes Approved
May 2022
Ben Woolman spoke to This Is Money about the Government’s plans to inject even more politics into Britain’s over-politicised planning system via the creation of ‘Street Votes’.Read more
Spring Statement
March 2022
Speaking to Construction Industry News, David Woolman responds to Rishi Sunak’s announcements.Read more
Property Week 2022 predictions
January 2022
David Woolman spoke with Property Week, to discuss predictions for 2022 within the propertysector.
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Halifax House price Index
January 2022
Speaking to Mail Online, Ben Woolman, Director at Woolbro Group, discussed the implications ofhouse prices increasing by, on average, £24,500 throughout 2021, as revealed by the Halifax House
Price Index.
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