Category: Statistics and Reports
UK Rents Rise 13.9% Over Last Five Years
THE latest data from HomeLet shows demand for rental properties remaining high and in examining the data from the last five years, HomeLet has found that the UK as a […]
Revealed: UK Locations where Property Prices have Increased the Most
A study from comparethemarket.com reveals the local authorities, regions and London boroughs where house prices have risen the most in recent years Maldon in Essex, has seen the biggest house […]
Connected Future: Smart Home Tech Brits Expect to Own in Five Years
Smart home devices/appliances which can be remotely managed and monitored over Wi-Fi by smartphones and tablets, have revolutionised the way people live. Fundamentally, providing them with a greater level of […]
Tenants Survey – 35% Living In Poor Conditions
A MAJORITY of people renting in the UK say they will NEVER be able to afford a home – although they would like to buy their own place. And almost […]
2018 Increase in Older Buy To Let Investors
Last year saw a significant increase in the proportion of people aged between 65 and 75, who applied for a buy to let mortgage, through specialist buy to let broker […]
Estate Agents Reveal Their Biggest Challenges
Estate and letting agents can make the property buying and renting experience more efficient and less difficult. Their knowledge of local property types/prices, negotiating tactics and home marketing expertise can […]
The Counties in England that List the Most Plots for Sale
With properties becoming increasingly difficult to afford, many are starting to turn to renovation rather than relocation. Recent research from Hiscox 2018 has found that 25% of 1,200 UK homeowners […]
Young Property Buyers Sent To Coventry
Coventry is the biggest housing hotspot for young people in the UK Young people are leaving London, with each borough losing an average of 2,000 18-34s since 2012 New interactive […]
Newcastle Highest No of Properties under National House Price Average
With Brexit ever looming, it’s natural for us to fear for the future of our country. Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has recently warned that a no-deal […]
Estate agents reveal the home improvements that add the most value to your property
Making living spaces open plan and having a loft conversion are the top renovations that will increase the value of a home, according to UK estate agents. A study by […]
1 in 2 Fear Brexit will Price them Out of the Housing Market
Research commissioned by property firm Ocea Group shows that over 1 in 2 (58.6%*) non-homeowners are worried that Brexit will make it even harder to purchase a house in the […]
Home affordability improves at the fastest rate since 2011
Possibly the single biggest lesson to be learned from the 2008 financial crisis, was that raw data only had meaning when it was put into context, hence the subsequent emphasis […]
South East surpasses London for buy to let
Specialist buy to let mortgage broker Commercial Trust Limited, has revealed that for the first time, the South East of England has overtaken London, as the region with the most […]
What The Brand Health In Property Sector Looked Like In 2018
An analysis conducted by MediaVision of property brand searches across more than 200 residential, commercial and portal/online companies revealed a market predominantly down year on year with pockets of stellar performance from some. Of […]
UK Rents Up 1.5% on 2017
HOMELET’S Rental Index figures for November 2018 have been released. The headlines from this month’s report are: The average rent in the UK is now £918, this is up by […]
How much of people’s salary is being spent on renting in different London boroughs
Data revealed by property website OnTheMarket.com has shown that, for those renting in London, Camden is the borough where tenants are spending the highest percentage of their salary on rent. The data has […]
Over 600,000 homes lay vacant across England
A new study has revealed the shocking extent of England’s empty homes crisis, with more than 600,000 homes remaining vacant. The study, conducted by Good Move, has found that a […]
How are Brits financing their property investments?
Nearly half of the UK unaware of alternative finance products New research among more than 2,000 UK adults commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has uncovered how Britons are financing their property investments, […]
Number of first-time home buyers in Britain reaches highest level in over 10 years
The plight of first-time buyers has been filling newspaper columns for decades, and in a densely-populated country such as the UK the average young adult is always likely to find […]
Durham tops university towns that offers the best buy-to-let returns for landlords
As university students prepare to return to their studies and A-level students find out if they got into their uni of choice, new research reveals landlords willing to rent to […]