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Property prices up 0.4% at start of year in England and Wales, similar to a year ago
Residential property prices in England and Wales increased by 0.4% at the start of the year, not much change from the 0.5% recorded a year ago, the latest index data shows. The £1,086 monthly rise took the average price of a property to over £300,000 and asking prices are now up 3.2% year on year, […] The post Property prices up 0.4% at start of year in England and Wales, similar to a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Last year saw more first time buyers in UK but they are older and pay more
The number of first time buyers in the UK is estimated to have reached 335,750 in 2016, up 7.3% and the third year in a row of growth, according to a new report. It means that those getting on the housing ladder for the first time have reached their highest level since the start of […] The post Last year saw more first time buyers in UK but they are older and pay more appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rate of residential rental growth halves in Great Britain in 2016
Rents grew by 1.6% in 2016 across Great Britain to reach an average of £927 per calendar month, but this was the lowest annual increase for seven years and half the rate of 2015, new data shows. In London average rents ended the year 2.9% down on 2015, the largest fall since March 2009, to […] The post Rate of residential rental growth halves in Great Britain in 2016 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →