House price inflation

Mortgage repayments consuming 28% of earnings

Research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the proportion of disposable household income required to cover the average mortgage repayment is at by far its highest in a decade, hitting 27.6% so far in 2022.

GetAgent analysed the average annual cost of a mortgage repayment based on a three year fixed mortgage at a 75% loan to value and what this equates...

Real Estate Investment

House prices vs other investments: Slow and steady or high-risk high-reward

House price inflation has been steadier than other kinds of investments in recent years, offering consistent appreciation not seen with a number of other commodities.

Warwick Estates analysis shows that between 2020 and 2021 prices have risen by 8.3%, far lower than the majority of other commodities on the investment market, with Bitcoin seeing the highest increase at 430%.

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