The number of homes sold in the UK hit a record high in March as buyers and sellers attempted to complete deals before the end…
View More UK property sales at 16-year high as house prices soarTag: House prices
Home ownership unaffordable despite 95% mortgages, analysis shows
The government’s scheme to turn generation rent into generation buy will not help single thirtysomethings get on the property ladder in much of England and…
View More Home ownership unaffordable despite 95% mortgages, analysis showsHouse price rises and how long to fix a mortgage: Q&A for first-time buyers
Should I fix my mortgage for more than two years? The rates on two- and five-year fixed-rate mortgages are close – at Royal Bank of…
View More House price rises and how long to fix a mortgage: Q&A for first-time buyersCovid frontline workers priced out of homeowning in 98% of Great Britain
Low-paid key workers on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic would not be able to afford to buy the average priced home in 98% of…
View More Covid frontline workers priced out of homeowning in 98% of Great BritainHouse prices tipped to rise by twice as much in Yorkshire as in London
Property prices in Yorkshire and the north-west could rise by almost 30% over the next five years, more than double the rate of growth in…
View More House prices tipped to rise by twice as much in Yorkshire as in LondonUK house prices rise as end of stamp duty holiday nears
UK house prices bounced back in February despite the imminent end of the stamp duty holiday, fuelled by changing housing preferences in the Covid-19 pandemic,…
View More UK house prices rise as end of stamp duty holiday nearsDemand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says Halifax
Demand for detached houses in the UK has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, driving up prices three times faster than for flats as working from…
View More Demand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says HalifaxUK house prices fall as end of stamp duty holiday nears
House prices in the UK fell in January for the first time since June, as demand eased before the end of the stamp duty holiday…
View More UK house prices fall as end of stamp duty holiday nearsWill the new help-to-buy scheme get first-timers on the property ladder?
These are difficult times for anyone hoping to get on the housing ladder. The pandemic has made getting mortgages more onerous, while house prices have…
View More Will the new help-to-buy scheme get first-timers on the property ladder?Average London house price exceeds £500,000 for first time
The average price of a property in London broke through the £500,000 barrier for the first time, official figures for November show, with pent-up demand…
View More Average London house price exceeds £500,000 for first time