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 »
A buyers battle for shared ownership …

A buyers battle for shared ownership …

Minnie Dando, head of marketing and communications at Hyde New Homes said: “House prices have continued to defy expectations. And, for those who may have thought they’d be trapped renting forever, shared... Read more »
‘International buyers may save prime markets f…

‘International buyers may save prime markets f…

The prime central London (PCL) market may escape a property downturn, JLL claims. The real estate and agency brand has highlighted the low reliance on debt and high prevalence of international buyers... Read more »
For foreign first-time buyers like me, London’s house prices pose a dilemma

For foreign first-time buyers like me, London’s house prices pose a dilemma

I’m Mari, I’m 30 years old, and I have a confession to make: for a few minutes last month, I genuinely believed I could afford a one-bedroom flat in Bermondsey, south-east London.... Read more »