Estimates recently published in the ONS’ survey on ‘Families and Households: 2017’ show that the number of families in the UK have increased by 8.1% over the last ten years to 18,997,000. Married couples and those living in civil partnerships Read more…
For the first time in more than ten years, the Bank of England have raised interest rates. But, there is no need to panic, the new rate of 0.5% still remains the second lowest rate on record. While a number Read more…
With Halloween upon us we reflect on some of the spookier street names across the nation. There is definitely a few street names out there that could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck on a Read more…
The ONS has just released average house price data per square metre for properties across England & Wales. While possibly less familiar to buyers outside of London, the measure is now becoming more widespread, even if the factors for choosing Read more…
As the new school year gets underway, we revisit the well-oiled notion that schools are an instrumental driver of local house prices. How much more are home buyers prepared to pay to live close to an Ofsted rated outstanding school? Read more…
Close to one fifth of all households in England and 14% of households in Scotland and Wales live in private rented accommodation. Using results from the monthly Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors survey of agents, we take a look at Read more…
It is of little surprise that more properties complete on a Friday then any other day in the week. So far in 2017, nearly half of all sales (48%) completed on a Friday. Thursdays accounted for 15% of completions with Read more…
According to new data released by HMRC, 86,400 properties (or 19.5% of all transactions) have been subject to the 3% levy for additional homes since its introduction on 1st April. This has netted the Treasury a cool £670 million in Read more…
Across 63 of our largest towns and cities, figures show we are currently spending 26% of our gross household earnings on rent.