Buying house
First-time buyer transactions on the rise
The average first-time buyer in May was aged 28 and had an income of £36,069
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 28 June 2012 at 9:59 am
House sales in Wales drop by 17.5%
Bad weather partly to blame for lack of interest
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 27 June 2012 at 12:00 am
One in 10 concentrating on mortgage savings
Also cash buyer vs mortgage buyer comparison
By Alex Johnson | Property | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 9:04 am
House prices in Wales 24% lower than five years ago
Asking prices set third consecutive record but still outpaced by inflation
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 18 June 2012 at 12:00 am
How to make sure your property stays tenanted
The average length of time a rental property is unoccupied in the UK rental property is three weeks
By Alex Johnson | Property | Friday, 15 June 2012 at 9:27 am
More gloom for young people’s housing hopes
Young families, poorer and vulnerable people will find it harder to find tenancies
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 13 June 2012 at 11:50 am
Bank of mum and dad still important in Scotland
46% of first-time buyers in Scotland received help from someone for the deposit on their first property
By Alex Johnson | Property | Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 12:18 pm
Nigella Lawson voted dream flatmate
Plus a roundup of other property market news
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 3:30 pm
A (short) history of house prices in Scotland
Looking back on the last 60 years since the Queen’s coronation, the Bank of Scotland has put together an interesting analysis of some of the changes in the Scottish housing market
By Alex Johnson | Property | Friday, 1 June 2012 at 10:07 am
Buckingham Palace has gone up 9000% in value
The Royal residence was worth £11m when the Queen came to the throne and that now risen to around the £1bn mark.Windsor Castle has also done well.
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 31 May 2012 at 11:36 am
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