property market

£68.8bn of property has been sold so far in 2021 - These are the most valuable property postcodes

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has found that Brighton is home to the nation’s most valuable property postcode so far in 2021, outside of London, of course.

Keller Williams UK analysed sold prices across the market in England and Wales since the start of the year and found that so far, a stamp duty holiday fuelled market has seen residential property...

Where can you still buy a new build for less than the £250,000 stamp duty holiday threshold?

The latest research from Warwick Estates has revealed which pockets of the national new build market still offer homebuyers the opportunity of a stamp duty saving right up until the final September deadline.

While the initial stamp duty holiday for homes valued up to £500,000 has now passed, homebuyers purchasing up to the sum of £250,000 will still pay no stamp duty right up until...

UK national park house prices see a mixed performance over the last year

Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has found that, despite a clear desire from homebuyers to live in areas of outstanding natural beauty, prices within the UK’s national parks have not necessarily gone up in the past year. While some parks have seen home values rise significantly, some have seen them fall by as much as -9.5%.

According to HM Land Registry...

London property sales see 6% increase in asking price achieved since start of the year

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed which areas of the London property market are seeing homesellers achieve the highest percentage of asking price, as well as where has seen the biggest increase in asking price achieved.

At 5.2%, London has seen the lowest rate of annual house price growth of all regions , but...

Pandemic uncertainty pushes more tenants towards long-term tenancies

Research from build to rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has further highlighted the important role of the sector in meeting the needs of the modern-day tenant, as an overwhelming majority say they want longer-term tenancies.

The survey of over a thousand UK tenants commissioned by Ascend found that 93% of those asked think that tenancies longer than 12 months should be more...

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Kensington house prices fall by more than two times the average annual earnings in the last year

The latest research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , has revealed that over the last year, house prices in Kensington and Chelsea have fallen by more than twice the annual net salary in the borough.

The average house price across Britain has climbed by almost £24,000 in the last year, just shy of the average annual net earnings of £25,266.

In Hammersmith and...

Worcestershire, West Midlands

The most expensive property postcodes of the West Midlands revealed

The latest research by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed which pockets of the prime West Midlands property market are currently seeing the highest prices paid for homes at £1m or above.

Barrows and Forrester analysed sold price records from the Land Registry over the last year and found that across the West Midlands county, the average price...

70% of homesellers decide immediately whether or not to sell to a buyer

Research by the next-generation, virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, has revealed how a bad first impression could be very costly for UK homebuyers

While the market is booming, it’s very much become a seller’s market as huge numbers of homebuyers battle it out for the limited amount of homes currently on the market.

But slim pickings on the supply side could...

Face to face viewings are a thing of the past

By Simon Dempsey - Marketing Director at U-See Technologies, the virtual tour curator

Landlines, steam trains, the telegram, VHS… eventually most things succumb to progress and die out as both technology and consumer attitudes change.

The pandemic has not changed anything but has accelerated everything, especially where digitisation and technology are concerned.

We’...

Leaseholds on the rise with 8% growth in five years

The latest research from Warwick Estates shows that leasehold homes are playing an increasingly significant role in the UK housing market after enjoying significant growth in the past couple of years.

There is an increasingly common narrative around the housing market that leaseholds should be a thing of the past. This argument often starts by saying leaseholds don’t give owners...

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