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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 →
Homes in Edinburgh and Bristol sell the fastest in the UK
Properties in Bristol and Edinburgh sell fastest in the UK in an average of 51 and 53 days while those in Swansea and Liverpool have the longest wait to be sold at over 100 days, new research has found. House price hotspots Brighton and London have seen the sharpest increase in the typical time that […] The post Homes in Edinburgh and Bristol sell the fastest in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Home owners are more happy than those who rent, research suggests
People who own their own home are generally happier than those who rent but in the UK the divide is the more marked compared to the rest of Europe, new research has found. Fewer than half UK renters are happy with their situation compared with 80% of home owner while in the rest of Europe […] The post Home owners are more happy than those who rent, research suggests appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →