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Manchester replaces London with strongest annual house price growth
Property prices in key UK cities increased by 6.4% in the 12 months to February 2017, down from 7.8% a year ago but the headline figure is being dragged down by a slowdown in London. It means that city house price growth is now being led by regional cities, most notably Manchester which has seen […] The post Manchester replaces London with strongest annual house price growth appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Total mortgage lending in UK still affected by weakness in buy to let
Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £18.2 billion in February, down 8% on January’s lending total of £19.8 billion but not far from the £18.1 billion lent in February last year. The figures from the latest market report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, which represents the vast majority of home lenders in the […] The post Total mortgage lending in UK still affected by weakness in buy to let appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Tenants in UK private sector worse off financially than people with a mortgage
People in the UK who rent in the private rented sector are twice as likely as mortgage borrowers to have no savings and spend roughly half of their salary on rent each month, new research has found. Private renters also go on fewer holidays and are more likely to make forced cutbacks than those with […] The post Tenants in UK private sector worse off financially than people with a mortgage appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →