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Number of first time buyers in UK rises as buy to let purchases fall
The number of first time buyers in the UK housing market increased significantly in the last 12 months as purchases by buy to let landlords fell, new research from surveyors shows. In January first time buyer valuations surged to a third of housing market activity, up from 25% at the beginning of 2015 while landlords […] The post Number of first time buyers in UK rises as buy to let purchases fall appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Equity release reaches another record in UK as home owners cash in
The total value of equity release lending in the UK reached a new record in the third quarter of 2016 of £571.6 million, up 26% year on year. The latest figures from the Equity Release Council suggest that more and more home owners now see releasing funds from their property as an important part of […] The post Equity release reaches another record in UK as home owners cash in appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Prime property price growth slowing in key global cities
Luxury homes in some of the world’s top cities saw a slowdown in price growth in the last quarter as new taxes, elections, referendums and economic jitters had an effect. Despite an average annual growth rate of 3.8% some 18 of the 37 cities tracked by the Knight Frank prime global cities index saw their […] The post Prime property price growth slowing in key global cities appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →