Homeowner

Street of houses

Almost half of UK homebuyers say ‘Never again’

Research from WiggyWam , the all in one property platform, has revealed that 45% of UK homebuyers found the experience so frustrating that they’ve been put off the idea of ever doing it again.

24% of those homebuyers say that, while the experience has put them off the idea of moving again, they are likely to have to do so at some point in the future due to personal and lifestyle...

House and Money

House price affordability at its worst in a decade as property prices hit 10x the average salary

The latest research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that current affordability across the UK property market is at its worst in 10 years, with the average house price to income ratio at its highest levels since 2011.

Current House Price to Income Ratio

Benham and Reeves analysed the average house price to income ratio based on average property...

High Street

Online agents fall out of favour as high street agents perform well during Covid19 pandemic

WiggyWam , the all in one property platform, has revealed that the vast majority of home movers still opt for the help of a traditional high street agent, while a higher percentage chose to go it alone with a DIY sale rather than use an online or hybrid agent.

WiggyWam’s market analysis of home sellers shows that 88% of people who have recently moved home hired a traditional high...

New build boom

New build house prices boom, out performing the regular market across the UK

The latest research from new build snagging company, HouseScan , has revealed where new build homebuyers have enjoyed the largest return on their investment in the last five years, as the strongest pockets of the new build market see prices boom by as much as 48%.

HouseScan analysed new build house price growth across the sector and found that with a current average of £302,927, new...

EU & China

Bathrooms made in China and rebuild costs

Future rebuilding costs are increasingly difficult to predict and are being impacted by a broadening cocktail of external events, according to RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com’s Will Molland....

WHEN SUPPLY is low and demand is high, there is only ever one consequence. Prices rise and sometimes they rise a lot! I’m talking in some cases about costs being seven and half times higher than...

Messy room

No chance of a second date if your spare room is full of junk

Dirty rooms are an online dating disaster

Swiping right, sliding into DM’s, and ghosting are all part of the minefield that is dating in the digital age, but are you being catfished by the seemingly tidy backgrounds in their pictures?

If you’re guilty of having a junk room in your house, you might find that landing that elusive second date is almost impossible, as a new...

Rent or Buy

More people now renting vs a decade ago

The proportion of the population relying on the rental market in England has grown by as much as 5% in the last decade, according to the latest research by (BtR) specialists, Ascend Properties .

Ascend Properties analysed government data on dwellings stock across England looking at what percentage of the population are residing within the rental sector compared to the housing market...

Money and heart jar

Over half of homeowners would dump their current home for a more valuable one

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed what it is about our homes that we love the most, what we would like to improve and what percentage of UK homeowners are only in it for the money.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day this Sunday, GetAgent asked UK homeowners what it is they loved most about their property.

For the majority of homeowners...

Paint

Dodgy Home DIY Jobs Could Cost You £20 000 to Fix

  • Knocking down a wall could have catastrophic financial consequences - £20,000 plus to be exact!
  • The second priciest dodgy DIY job is wiring electrics with potential costs of £2,000 plus
  • Fitting new flooring is another popular DIY project inciting hefty costs to fix - £1,200 !

According to Google trends, there was a 59% and 21% increase * in...

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