The price of the average UK home will rise by 50% in the next 10 years, say the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents. It has been forecasted that average UK house prices will rise to a mega £419,000 in the next ten years. From the £280,000 average price […]
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The average house price in England and Wales stands at £186,553, with an annual price change of 5.3 per cent as shown by data collected in September. House prices have increased only slightly by 1 per cent on a monthly basis and the number of property transactions has also decreased over the last year. Statistics […]
Today ONS have released figures revealing that the sharp rise in their population forecast for Britain is largely down to immigration and Britain’s population is to surge to 70 million in the next decade. The UK population is projected to increase by 9.7 million over the next 25 years from an estimated 64.6 million in mid-2014 to […]
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Take a look inside the 6,500 sq ft Georgian house Sir Alan’s Apprentice’s call home. The mansion in Bloomsbury, West London, is where Sir Alan’s latest 18 recruits will be calling home for the duration of Britain’s most gruelling job interview; and it’s not too shabby (to put it mildly). This incredible 6 bedroom period property […]
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In his latest conference speech, Mr Cameron has announced a relaxation of current planning laws with a view to increasing home ownership in Britain and shift from ‘generation rent’ to ‘generation buy’. David Cameron’s affordable homes scheme is bad news for generation rent. Currently, planning rules state that property developers are required to build affordable […]
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These are the latest statistics to come out from Shelter, emphasising the growing housing crisis for thousands of 20-34 year olds in England. This phenomenon is being dubbed ‘the clipped wing’ generation. This age group have been given many names, first, it was the millennials for being born during the millennium, generation Y to precede […]
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This may sound like a scene out of a science fiction film and when you imagine what your first property may look like, you may be picturing a beautiful solid oak kitchen, a power shower and a bedroom large enough to accommodate all your belongings. But can you imagine yourself living in a house where […]
Woolwich at Royal Arsenal has received the first wave of competed homes to be constructed. First Crossrail homes completed have been built above a new Crossrail station in preparation for the new transport system to commence by 2018. More than one thousand homes have been developed as part of two separate developments, one of which […]
Turn on ITV at 9pm and you’ll most likely be greeted by the latest period drama boasting stately homes, acres upon acres of gardens and the richest Brits around. Back then the only way to make an exhibition of your wealth was by owning the biggest, tallest house on the manor. Drawing rooms, libraries and sweeping […]
It’s all well and good buying the house of your dreams and finally claiming a spot on the property ladder, but the minute you own the keys and contract to your new property, you are in charge of paying off your mortgage which has enabled you to make your house a home. The latest figures […]
To build or not to build is not exactly a choice for the British population. Many areas of the UK have been promised new housing developments to accommodate a growing population. The latest statistics from ONS has reported that new home building is up by 15 per cent year on year. There were 131,000 new homes […]
Getting onto the property ladder is a difficult transition in itself and with it comes a huge financial responsibility. In our generation, first time buyers are narrowing significantly and it is far more difficult to own one property, let alone own another. However, the Department for Communities and Local Government as part of the English […]