Category: Statistics and Reports
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 […]
Looking to retire? New data show these are the cities where to buy
Property experts Fastsalehomes.co.uk investigated the top 10 biggest cities in the UK as well as the London boroughs that have the highest and lowest number of private retirement-only properties for sale. These […]
Birmingham Leads Way In Property Under £230k
Research from property website OnTheMarket.com reveals the average number of bedrooms buyers can get for the national average house price – £229,431 – in cities across the UK. What buyers […]
The Health of Help To Buy
A new study from comparethemarket.com takes 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 UK cities where couples take the longest to buy a house together
Buying a house as a couple shows a lot of commitment, both romantic and financial, and for some this can be daunting. Just ask the people of Cardiff, who, according […]
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 […]