We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more
The mantra for house movers before the pandemic was Location, Location, Location. But now, as people seek more comfort and security in their everyday lives, there’s a new call: Community, Community, Community. Government figures show that after coronavirus hit the UK last spring, 64 per cent of adults said they supported their community by doing … Read more
The busiest property markets of 2020 revealed: Cambridgeshire town takes top spot as buyers shun cities for quieter areas Small towns saw most property purchases relative to their population in 2020 Huntingdon, Pontefract and Great Yarmouth topped the list compiled by Haysto Buyers moved further from cities and sought green space due to the pandemic … Read more
Jump in chain-free house listings: Owners sell up and rent in bid to make themselves more attractive buyers One in five properties listed for sale on Rightmove are now chain-free Not having an onward chain can give buyers an advantage in a bidding war Buyers leaving cities for the sticks are also using renting to … Read more
The extension of the stamp duty holiday is tipped to add further fuel to the fire of the property market, but while some areas are blowing hot others are cold. Headline figures show house prices surging on average but dig deeper and England’s property picture is divided into buyer’s and seller’s markets, according to researchers … Read more
The buyers left behind: Generation rent don’t want 95% mortgages – they want house prices to come down, says VICTORIA BISCHOFF By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 March 2021 Generation rent don’t want 95 per cent mortgages – they want house prices to … Read more
The gulf between the most and least affordable places to live within different regions of Britain is growing, Nationwide Building Society research shows. Within London, the notoriously expensive borough of Kensington and Chelsea is the least affordable place in the capital to live, when taking into account factors like house prices and average earnings. Within … Read more
Kensington and Chelsea is the least affordable place in Britain for first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder, data analysis has found. First-time buyers in the London borough typically need to shell out 16.8 times their earnings to be able to afford the average house price in the neighbourhood. The typical price … Read more
As many as 234,000 buyers who’ve had a property sale agreed could save thousands of pounds if the Chancellor’s rumoured three-month stamp duty holiday extension goes ahead. The total amount saved in stamp duty charges if the extension is given the green light in the Budget next week could top £984million, according to online property … Read more
Mortgages needing 10 per cent deposits are continuing to return to the market, in a welcome move for first-time buyers. Lenders have launched 117 new products since the beginning of the year, and 29 in the first two weeks of February alone, according to information website Moneyfacts. These lower-deposit mortgages are popular with first-time buyers, … Read more