Category: Statistics and Reports
What The Stamp Duty Extension Means For London Property Buyers
Research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has highlighted the varied levels of stamp duty payable by both domestic and foreign buyers across the capital. With the stamp duty […]
The Cheapest Rural Areas To Buy Property
New research reveals the cheapest and most expensive rural areas to buy a house. The 2021 Rural Property Report by Coulters Property reveals the areas with the biggest five-year price increase, the […]
Stamp Duty Holiday – Will Thousands Be Disappointed?
The stamp duty holiday unveiled by the Chancellor in July, has been credited with fuelling a mini-boom in the property market. Latest figures from HMRC estimate that a total of 105,630 residential transactions took […]
Britain’s Best Locations For First Time Property Buyers
The latest research from lettings and estate agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed which areas of the property market are currently the most first-time buyer (FTB) friendly based on current price, […]
Highest New Build UK Price Rises
New-build house prices in the East of England have surged by 34% to £373,829 in the past five years, the latest research by property developer StripeHomes has revealed. The East Midlands and […]
Home buyers and Property sellers undeterred by Coronavirus
The latest research from lettings and sales agent Benham and Reeves has revealed that 83% of home buyers and sellers will not put a house purchase or sale on hold […]
The Best Cities To Live For First Time Buyers
Newcastle is the best place for first time buyers to purchase in the UK. Digital broker Mojo Mortgages has for the first time ever, cross referenced the monthly mortgage cost […]
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 […]