house prices

House price declines in certain areas

The Halloween house price pockets where property prices are down £17,000

The latest research by property developer, StripeHomes , has revealed the pockets of the UK property market to have frightened homeowners with the biggest declines in property price since last Halloween.

Since last October, UK house prices have increased by 2.6% on average with every region of the UK seeing positive movement despite prolonged periods of political and economic...

Premier League teams have spent just over £62m in the transfer window

Man City could have bought 864 homes in PL transfer property market

The latest research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that Man City tops the table where the amount spent in the transfer market is concerned when related to the average cost of buying in the city.

GetAgent.co.uk took the total spend from each team in the Premier League and looked at how many homes it could purchase in their respective towns based on...

The best nation to be twinned with for a buoyant property price in the domestic market is Hungary.

Hungarian twin town locations fetch the highest house prices in Britain

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed what your town’s foreign twin says about the quality of your domestic property market.

GetAgent.co.uk took the list of British twinned towns and sister cities released last week by the ONS and pulled data from the Land Registry on house prices for each one. GetAgent.co.uk then looked at the average...

Average house prices in urban areas are 10% higher

Are city home sellers really heading to the country?

The romanticised notion that many city-based homeowners are upping sticks and, well, moving to the sticks, has been heavily featured in the press in recent months.

However, the latest research by Barrows and Forrester suggests that this isn’t quite the case. Well, not yet anyway.

Barrows and Forrester analysed the latest transaction data from the Land Registry, splitting...

The property market stood firm in Q2 despite the broader turbulence of lockdown.

Property market stands firm in Q2, but sellers are still too over-optimistic

The latest summary of market health from leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that the market stood firm in Q2 despite the broader turbulence of lockdown.

You can find the main findings below, as well as the full Q2 index attached.

Benham and Reeves have combined data from the top four house prices indices to give an overall view of market...

Britain’s best property pockets for first-time buyers

Britain’s best property pockets for first-time buyers

Britain’s best property pockets for first-time buyers

The latest research from lettings and estate agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed which areas of the property market are currently the most first-time buyer (FTB) friendly based on current price, annual change and cost compared to the broader average in each area.

The research shows that both the average price paid...

Housing market to slow coming into Autumn

Housing market set to slow as summer ends

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that it’s not just the temperature that could start to cool as we head into autumn, with property transactions and sold prices also likely to take a dip.

GetAgent analysed market data across each season last year and found that summer is the hottest month to be a home seller, with the highest number of...

Stamp duty break boosting bridging loans

121% Increase in Bridging Loan Enquiries Since Stamp Duty Relief Announcement

In an announcement by the Bank of England, property prices have risen by £30,000 on average and house sales have soared by 20% since the government announced the Stamp Duty Land Tax temporary reduced rates on 8th July 2020. At KIS Finance , one of the largest independent bridging loan brokers in the UK, we have seen a massive 121% increase in bridging loan enquiries since the Stamp Duty...

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