The average house price has gained £15,000 over the past year. One in every 16 private homes in Britain will have been sold this year in the busiest property market since the financial crisis. Huge buyer demand depleted the number of homes for sale to 40pc below the...
Read moreHouse prices are on the up but the cost of homeownership itself has also climbed and by a greater margin, according to the latest research by GetAgent. GetAgent first analysed the cost of buying in the current market based on the cost of stamp duty, the average...
Read moreThe climate crisis is a real concern amongst most people in today’s world. More and more people are taking measures in their everyday lives in order to combat the effects of climate change – but can your living situation benefit both the planet and your pocket? Almost...
Read moreYou’re looking to buy your first property. You’ve been renting for a few years now and you haven’t been able to put enough money aside for a deposit. You’re frustrated because you know that most monthly mortgage payments seldom differ greatly to the current monthly...
Read moreThe pandemic has undoubtedly shaken the market for buying and selling, with national house prices on the rise with no signs of slowing just yet. The rental market across London, however, has been somewhat different, with rents dropping over the last few months and...
Read moreFor years, I decided thousands of planning applications. Here are the secrets to navigating the planning maze and build a dream extension (by Martin Gaine). For the past year we have spent long days and nights cooped up, staring at the same four walls and dreaming of...
Read moreFirst-time buyers are now locked out of every region in the South unless they have extra help Property in the south of England is now almost entirely shut off to first-time buyers who do not have extra support, thanks to the pandemic house price boom. First-time...
Read moreThese are the areas that rank highest for quality of life and have the lowest house price to earnings ratio. The rush of buyers moving away from cities has driven a well-documented frenzy for high-end country homes. But where should you move if you plan to relocate on...
Read moreWith property prices having risen significantly in the past year, retired homeowners may be tempted to downsize to a smaller home, unlocking a big lump sum in the process. Downsizing can sometimes make financial sense, but taking the leap is anything but a...
Read moreA situation that occurs quite often these days is when someone moves out of the home that they’re buying with a mortgage, to live with their partner. This is the question that was posed in the Daily Mail this week: I’m moving out of my house to live with my...
Read moreSellers are not putting properties up for sale because they have nowhere to move to The property boom in Britain’s most popular hotspots is being strangled by a chronic shortage of homes for sale. Sky-high buyer demand has hit a brick wall, particularly in rural...
Read moreMPs call for better consumer protection as investigation finds developers sell homes with hundreds of defects. Owners of newly built homes have been forced to spend years fighting developers to finish their property and fix faults, a Telegraph Money investigation has...
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