What would happen to house prices if they kept pace with the energy cap increase?
The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed what the average cost of buying and renting a home would look like if house prices increased at the same rate as the spiralling cost of energy bills.
GetAgent looked at the growth rate of the current energy cap since...
Homebuyers can save over £20k by searching for previously scuppered sales
Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions , has revealed that homebuyers can save as much as £21,000 when scouring the current market, by focussing their search on homes that have been relisted for sale, after their initial sale collapsed.
HBB Solutions analysed current market data looking at the level of...
Research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , suggests that despite the well documented pandemic property market boom, housing market activity has actually been on the slide since the first quarter of 2020, at least where mortgage fuelled transactions are concerned.
Last week, Nationwide revealed that house prices have hit a new all-time high as buyer activity...
England rent values increased by up to 30% since pre-pandemic
The latest market analysis by rental platform, Rentd , shows that the average price of rent in England has increased by as much as 30% since the start of the pandemic, as the rental market woes of the pandemic fade into memory.
During the pandemic, house prices skyrocketed but the rental sector struggled. Eviction bans,...
Property industry reacts to fifth consecutive rates increase
The Bank of England has made the decision to increase interest rates for the fifth consecutive time.
Michael Bruce, CEO and Founder of Boomin, says:
“A fifth consecutive interest rate increase will come as a real concern for many homebuyers. Having seen house prices spiral over the last two years, they are now...
The UK property market is currently riding a wave of potential buyers who need a change of scenery post lockdown, with house prices booming to a 10-year high and the average house price up 12% in a year to £286k*. However, the looming threat of the cost-of-living crisis, deepened by the spike in inflation and rising interest rates, is creating a sense of urgency in the market, with some...
Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events , has revealed that while house prices continue to climb to record highs, homebuyers struggling to save are being hit hardest by the increase in household living costs, when it comes to the annual change of both energy and fuel.
House prices continue to climb and the latest Land Registry data on sold prices shows they’ve...
Research from the team behind the Property Investor Show reveals that despite a bumper year for stock markets in 2021, the buoyant UK property market still managed to beat it on growth.
According to the Government’s Housing Market Index prices across the United Kingdom rose by 10.8% in the last twelve months whereas the FTSE 100 index of leading shares saw an uplift of 9.6%. And so...
Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has revealed that while homeowners remain confident that house prices will remain high and their monthly mortgage payments are unlikely to climb in 2022, the costs associated with running their home and the wider cost of living are a concern for the vast majority, with 48% already stretched or struggling to cover their monthly outgoings.
