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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 →
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 →
Research reveals owners still largely over estimate how much their home is worth
Home owners in England and Wales over estimated the value of their property by an average 6.8% in 2016 but this is much less than in previous years, new research shows. In 2015, for example, owners overestimated values by 9.85%, and in 2014 by 13.69%, in 2013 by 13.93% and in 2012 by 18.07%. The […] The post Research reveals owners still largely over estimate how much their home is worth appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →