Category: Statistics and Reports
Birmingham Ranks Top in UK Regeneration Hotspots
New research has revealed Birmingham as the Council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment in empty residential and commercial properties. UK fibre broadband specialist Glide made a […]
UK property investors favour stamp duty surcharge for overseas buyers
FJP Investment has commissioned an independent survey of more than 750 UK property investors to examine their sentiment to the recently elected Conservative Government. It found: 70% favour the Conservatives’ proposal to […]
Top 20 Repossession Hotspots England and Wales
DATA released by the Ministry of Justice in November reported all mortgage possession actions in county courts increased in 2019. (Please note data is the latest of its kind and […]
UK homebuyers are on the lookout for bigger properties
New research commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has revealed the most important factors for UK homebuyers when considering which property to purchase. The survey of more than 1,000 homeowners found: The size […]
Birmingham Tops Regeneration Hotspots
New research has revealed Birmingham as the Council area with the most opportunities for regeneration for investment in empty residential and commercial properties. UK fibre broadband specialist Glide made a […]
Surge In High Value Home Sales
The number of properties sold for a million pounds or more in Great Britain rose by 5% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, with a total of 6,891 being […]
Sacrifices Made To Get On The Housing Ladder
New research reveals that 14% of homeowners claim that in order to get their first step on the property ladder, they have had to take on two jobs at the same […]
How well do you know house prices around the UK?
New research has found that Brits generally have little knowledge of house prices around the UK, whether that’s in their region or not. The study from Good Move, the regulated […]
House Prices in 30 UK Cities Are Over 1,000% Higher Than Annual Salaries
New research from comparethemarket.com, compares house prices and average salaries in 80 of the UK’s most populated towns and cities to reveal the most affordable places to live. When we […]
The Success Of Help To Buy
Our friends at comparethemarket.com have taken an in-depth look into the current health of the well-known Help to Buy scheme. With the end of the Help to Buy ISA imminent, the […]
£10.7 billion’s worth of properties are sitting completely empty across London
New research by HomeProtect on unoccupied homes has revealed that an astonishing £10.7 billion’s worth of properties are sitting empty in London. The total number of long-term unoccupied (6 months or […]
Social Housing Repossessions Grow
Social housing provides low rent living solutions to those who cannot afford housing on the private market. Social landlords tend to be councils or housing associations. Interested in social housing, […]
Property leaders react to Nationwide’s House Price Index
Nationwide’s latest House Price Index has revealed that the average UK house price has increased by a modest 0.2% in October. Here are comments from two leading property experts reacting to […]
Landlords Urged To Look North
Despite continuing changes in landlord tax relief and greater landlord responsibilities, research carried out by TotallyMoney shows a good number of UK postcodes return healthy profits for property investors. For […]
The Price on Education: The Cost of Living Near London’s 342 ‘Outstanding’ Primary Schools
If you’re a parent with young children, it’s likely you keep a close eye on the Ofsted ratings. Schools rated as ‘outstanding’, the highest Ofsted grade, are highly sought after, […]
Men Save TWICE as much as Women towards a House Deposit
In the UK, patterns of home ownership have significantly changed over the last decade. Private renting has doubled in the last 20 years, and growing numbers of Brits across the […]
Home Buyers Underestimate the Cost of Moving
A third of UK homeowners are planning on moving home in the next five years, but are underestimating the cost of moving by up to £8,600*, according to new research. […]
East London: Who Is Renting Here?
A huge new data analysis exercise undertaken by institutional/build to rent revenue enhancement platform Houzen has revealed some exciting glimpses of who is renting in East London and why. The results […]
The Most (and least) Affordable Locations For Bill Payers
New research from comparethemarket.com has analysed council tax, home insurance and energy bills in 80 of the UK’s most populated towns and cities to create the 2019 Home Buyers Index, […]
More than 70% of Brits are put off by this when viewing a property
Property viewing is an important part of the buying/renting experience. Primarily, property seekers want to assess the condition of a potential home and envision themselves living there before progressing to […]