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Bradford records fifth biggest jump in UK

8:33am Wednesday 11th March 2009 in


Last month Bradford recorded the fifth biggest jump in the UK for new properties coming on to the market.

According to new figures the district saw a 216 per cent increase in homes for sale. Towns and cities in the north saw by far the largest increases in new instructions.

In total 91,659 new properties came onto the market last month compared to 60,978 new properties in January. The figure for last month was the largest number of new properties for sale since April 2008.

Other areas which saw large increases were Barnsley (476 per cent), Norwich (320 per cent), Rotherham (283 per cent) and Huddersfield (243 per cent).

Manchester saw the most new instructions, registering 1,713 new properties in February compared to 765 in January, according to a property search website.

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emma72 says...
9:50am Wed 11 Mar 09

But how many have sold?

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Dear John says...
10:52am Wed 11 Mar 09

emma72 wrote:
But how many have sold?
And more are being built.

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Chris B says...
11:40am Wed 11 Mar 09

Also how many now can not afford to pay there mortages that why they are selling up?

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Jammy says...
1:44pm Wed 11 Mar 09

Unfortunately they are not selling,nobodies giving mortgages,look at the new builds on thorpe edge on crag view ,half built ,half let, wont be long before the vandals get in and ruin everything, your headline tries to make out everything looks rosy ,but these properties will still be up for sale this time next year.its called a resession!

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Joedavid says...
8:52am Thu 12 Mar 09

Does anyone want them?
Maybe no buyers that why so many for sale.
People of Bradford want a shopping center but they not getting that, what a funny place Bradford is.

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