London Home Buyers Pay Double for a Room With a View

London Home Buyers Pay Double for a Room With a View

London buyers in search of enviable views of the city can expect to pay a premium of up to 137%, according to a Monday report from London agency Benham and Reeves. The... Read more »
Mortgage rates drive buyers away from London property…

Mortgage rates drive buyers away from London property…

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the ‘race for space’ as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons found first-time buyers made up a record... Read more »
Cautious buyers may benefit from summer…

Cautious buyers may benefit from summer…

London buyers are becoming more cautious but they may benefit from more stock entering the market, Chestertons claims. A market update from the London agency brand said the cost of mortgage borrowing... Read more »
Buyers and sellers must accept ‘era of historically low interest rates is over’

Buyers and sellers must accept ‘era of historically low interest rates is over’

Simon Gerrard The era of low mortgage rates looks to be over, borrowers have been warned, with more market ‘turbulence’ likely in the coming months. Mortgage costs last week hit the highest... Read more »
Single buyers hit by supply imbalance

Single buyers hit by supply imbalance

Property supply appears weighted toward couples and small families, an agent has claimed. Analysis by self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed current residential property listings for sale across Great Britain and segmented... Read more »
Energy efficiency and cash buyers will…

Energy efficiency and cash buyers will…

Energy efficiency will become key considerations for buyers next year while those with cash will be preferred purchasers, Jackson-Stops has predicted. The national estate agency brand’s outlook for next year predicts that... Read more »
100 per cent affordable scheme for first-time buyers proposed in East London

100 per cent affordable scheme for first-time buyers proposed in East London

Affordable housing developer Pocket Living has submitted a planning application for 74 affordable homes for local first-time buyers on land adjacent to Snaresbrook station in East London. The submission also includes plans... Read more »
Latimer to support first-time buyers with deposit boost

Latimer to support first-time buyers with deposit boost

Marking this year’s Black Friday event, Latimer, the development arm of the Clarion Housing Group, is offering first-time buyers a valuable deposit boost* across a selection of schemes in London and Surrey.... Read more »
What does Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget mean for London home buyers?

What does Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget mean for London home buyers?

J eremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget outlined the Government’s new economic direction intended to plug the UK’s £55 billion fiscal hole. “Stability, growth and public services” was his hendiatris of choice, and while... Read more »
First-time buyers cut energy use to get on the proper…

First-time buyers cut energy use to get on the proper…

Determined first-time buyers are cutting back on going out and energy usage to still be able to save up for a mortgage deposit, research claims. A survey by Rightmove has aimed to... Read more »