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People buying in English market towns pay an average premium of £34,000
Buying a home in a popular market town in England comes with a price premium of £34,000 compared to neighbouring areas, new research has found. Indeed, some 70% of market towns have average prices above their county average and almost one in five market towns have a house price premium of at least £100,000, according […] The post People buying in English market towns pay an average premium of £34,000 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK home lending biggest for month of September since 2007
The home lending market in the UK has not been affected by Brexit with the latest figures showing that gross mortgages reached £20.5 billion in September. This was the highest September lending figure recorded by the Council of Mortgage Lenders since 2007 and was 2% higher than September 2015 but it was 7% lower than […] The post UK home lending biggest for month of September since 2007 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK property prices continue to grow, up 1.3% in August, official data shows
Property prices in the UK increased by 1.3% in August and are up 8.4% compared to a year ago, taking the average price to £218,964, the latest index shows. The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) also show that prices increased across most of the country with only Wales and the North East […] The post UK property prices continue to grow, up 1.3% in August, official data shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →