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First-time home buyers now have to pay £33k more than before Covid hit
A new analysis of first-time buyer house prices looked at the cost of purchasing a first home before the start of the pandemic in...
May 4, 2022
Tax rises may deliver the wealthy a mortgage blow
Mortgage brokers have warned that higher tax rates on dividends introduced this year and corporation tax rises coming in 2023 will force...
Apr 27, 2022
Lenders expect loan default increase
The latest Bank of England credit conditions survey shows that lenders expect to see loan defaults rise in the coming months. Amid the...
Apr 25, 2022
Housing boom continues despite cost of living squeeze
Larry Elliott in the Guardian considers the climate for the property sector, saying the market is “running hot”, with demand high since...
Apr 22, 2022
House prices predicted to fall
After more than a year of surging house prices, forecasters have predicted that the market has peaked and is likely to decline next year....
Apr 20, 2022
Eco upgrades 'will cost £330bn'
Isabelle Fraser, writing in the Telegraph, discusses Government moves to penalise people with energy-inefficient homes, who will pay...
Apr 18, 2022
Prime London prices could dip as Russians rush to sell homes
Real estate experts have said the impact of sanctions on Russians could lead to a saturated market in some of London's priciest...
Apr 13, 2022
Scottish buyers smash asking prices
Demand for homes has more than doubled in parts of Scotland over the past year. Fresh data reveals the most sought-after locations amid...
Apr 11, 2022
Cost of living crisis hits lower price end of home sales
Sales of cheaper homes have plummeted as the cost of living crisis is hitting first-time buyers and so-called “second-steppers”,...
Apr 8, 2022
House price growth at 17-year high
Data from Nationwide shows that the pace of house price growth hit a 17-year high in March. Annual growth in house prices hit 14.3%, with...
Apr 4, 2022
Central London prices see fastest rise in seven years
Analysis by Knight Frank shows that the pace of house price growth in central London is climbing at its fastest rate since July 2015....
Mar 29, 2022
Climbing loan rates could hit property price growth
Alexandra Goss in the Times looks at the property market, highlighting Nationwide data showing that annual house price growth rose to...
Mar 22, 2022
Property prices hit record high
House prices have hit a record high of £350,000, jumping by nearly £6,000 in a single month amid a rush to buy ahead of rising mortgage...
Mar 16, 2022
Average property price continues to rise in Scotland
Scotland’s property market is beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels of activity, according to a new report, as property prices...
Mar 14, 2022
Race for space makes things tougher for second steppers
The Sunday Times reveals how the race for space prompted by the pandemic has made things more difficult for “second-steppers”. Demand for...
Mar 9, 2022
House prices hit £244k but growth is slowing
The growth in house prices is showing signs of slowing down, according to Zoopla’s house price index. The data shows that property prices...
Mar 7, 2022
House prices see record cash rise
The cost of an average UK home rose by a record £29,162 in the last year, according to Nationwide. The lender said it was the biggest...
Mar 3, 2022
March revealed as best month to sell property
Data from Rightmove has revealed March is the best month to sell property in the UK, with the highest number of buyers enquiring about...
Feb 25, 2022
House price boom reveals north-south divide
The average price tag on a home has doubled in parts of southern England over the past decade, while further north some percentage...
Feb 21, 2022
UK neighbourhoods where house prices are predicted to rise the most
As experts warn that the increased cost of living is expected to slow down house price growth this year, Metro looks at the areas around...
Feb 17, 2022
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