A new Government scheme allowing first-time buyers to purchase a home with a deposit of just 2.5 per cent could provide a major boost to aspiring homeowners across the South West, according to regional housebuilder Cavanna Homes.
The £4.7 billion Your First Home scheme, detailed as part of the Government's Autumn Budget announcements today (Wednesday 28 October), will offer eligible...
1. There is an obvious gap between how much a 'dream renovation' will cost & how much homeowners have saved up
The respondents were asked how they'd pay for a major home renovation tomorrow. 17% said they'd use their credit card whilst another 15% said they'd take out a loan. Half of the 2000 surveyed homeowners said they would use their savings to pay for a major renovation....
From private islands and airstrips to off-grid hideaways and underground bunkers, Britain's property market has a few options for those who would rather have a contingency plan than a contingency plan for their contingency plan.
The latest research from LandSale has explored Britain's land and property listings through an apocalyptic lens, identifying everything from £1.6m airstrips...
While many buy-to-let investors are holding back amid higher borrowing costs and growing regulation, property entrepreneur Mike Robson is actively looking for opportunities to expand his portfolio.
And his advice to other investors is to resist following the herd and look more closely at locations where buyers have retreated.
Speaking on the opening episode of the relaunched...
The latest research* from Foxtons has revealed that just 31% of first-time buyers considered purchasing a new-build home, with the premium attached to new-build properties proving the biggest barrier. However, almost two-thirds (62%) were unaware of the financial and practical incentives developers can already offer to help overcome the upfront cost of buying, with 53% stating they would have...
The latest research by Lyons Bowe has found that first-time buyer affordability, measured against the national average price paid by first-time buyers, has improved across the South West over the past decade, despite rising property prices. More than half (53.8%) of the region's local authority areas now have average first-time buyer property prices below the England benchmark, compared with...
Homebuyers in England are racing to secure properties before Christmas as longer completion times and market uncertainty drive a surge in autumn enquiries, according to a leading property law firm.
Pepperells Solicitors , which has acted on home purchases nationwide for more than 40 years, predicts the 2026 festive period will be busier than usual as buyers and sellers rush...
The latest research from Inventory Base shows that search interest in damp and mould has increased by 34.2% in the latest two-month comparison, while searches for damp have risen by 29.1% and mould by 16.8%.
The analysis of Google search interest trends* found that searches for "damp and mould" rose from an average search interest score of 38.65 in the previous two months to 51.88 in...
Alto has highlighted the UK's top ten fastest rising picture postcard villages and towns - where values have soared over the last decade.
Tourism hotspot Fowey in Cornwall tops the list, bucking the overall downturn to shoot up by 67% in the last ten years - average prices rising from £350,000 to £585,000.
Alto software is connected to more than 6,000 estate agents across...
Almost one in 10 homes currently listed for sale in London would have fallen within the scope of the Government's mansion tax had the threshold been reduced from £2m to £1.5m, according to the latest research from Yopa, highlighting the significance of the Government's reported decision to rule out the expansion.
The full-service estate agency analysed current for-sale stock across...
