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Consolidator Fairstone continues to demonstrate its acquisition appetite and the prowess of its buy-out model.
The group has acquired the third business this year with a lot of activity concentrated in Scotland at the minute.
No one can accuse the consolidator of lacking ambition or a nose for a potential deal.
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The Stamp Duty holiday has been the bricks and mortar equivalent of steroids in terms of its effect on the property market. The chance to save thousands of pounds when buying a property has seen the annual growth rate hit a seven-year high. Demand has gone through the roof and that, coupled with exceptionally competitive mortgages rates and low supply, has driven average prices ever higher
UK House Price Index
UK House Price Index: February 2021
Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland.
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UK average house prices increased by 8.6% over the year to February 2021, up from 8.0% in January 2021; this is the highest annual growth rate the UK has seen since October 2014.
Average house prices increased over the year in England to £268,000 (8.7%), in Wales to £180,000 (8.4%), in Scotland to £162,000 (8.0%) and in Northern Ireland to £148,000 (5.3%).
The North West was the English region to see the highest annual growth in average house prices (11.9%), while London saw the lowest (4.6%).
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House prices in Wigan increased by more than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last year (Image: Manchester Evening News)
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