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First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let
First time buyer activity accounted or 36% of UK housing market in February, up from 28% a year ago but the buy to let market has fallen off considerably, the latest research shows. Indeed, buy to let purchases fell below 10% last month, the first time it has been at that level in five years, […] The post First time buyer activity in UK housing market soars at expense of buy to let appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Prices in UK residential market continue upward trend, 5.1% above a year ago
House price growth in the UK increased by 0.1% in February and by 1.7% to an average of £219,949, according to the latest index data to be published. Year on year they are 5.1% higher but this annual rate of growth has slowed from 5.7% in the previous month and is now the lowest since […] The post Prices in UK residential market continue upward trend, 5.1% above a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Households in UK confident about housing market outlook, latest survey shows
The majority of households across the UK, led by London, believe that the value of their home rose over the last month and they are confident about the outlook for 2017, according to new research. The perceived rate of house price growth rose month on month with respondents in 10 of 11 regions covered by […] The post Households in UK confident about housing market outlook, latest survey shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →