Affordable property

First-time buyer homes to launch in Chelmsford’s sought-after new neighbourhood

Property prices in Chelmsford postcodes have outpaced the national average by 30% for the start of 2022, with the cost of the average newbuild home now valued at £446,000 in the area.*

Meeting the demand for affordable first-time buyer homes in Chelmsford, L&Q will launch the next phase of eleven two- and three-bedroom Shared Ownership terraced houses at The Arbour, a growing...

Remote House

The greenest and most affordable English regions

  • New analysis has revealed the top English regions where homebuyers can get the most green space for their money.
  • The South West offers the best value for money - properties in the greenest areas are £45,696 less than the region's average house price.
  • Londoners can expect to pay £35,023 more than the regional average of £496,066 for more green space - the worst
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FTBS taking three years longer to get on the property ladder

Research by home buying platform, Yes Homebuyers , has revealed that the time it’s taking for first-time buyers (FTB) to save for their first home has grown by three years in some parts of the national property market.

Yes Homebuyers looked at the cost of the average FTB mortgage deposit at 15% of the current average FTB house price. Yes Homebuyers then looked at how long it was...

Women Work 8 MONTHS Longer to Afford Their First Property

Women work 8 months longer to afford their first property

Buying your first home can be a daunting goal due to the huge cost of getting onto the property ladder. But due to the gender pay gap, this can be even more so for women.

OnlineMortgageAdvisor.co.uk were intrigued to discover just how much the gender pay gap in the UK affects women’s chances of buying their first home. They analysed Office for National Statistics data to discover...