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Home owners in UK willing to pay more for character properties
Owners in the UK seeking a character home want properties with high ceilings, original fireplaces and wood burning stoves and will pay more for these features, a new survey has found. Some 11% named the AGA cooker at their most desirable home feature and they were willing to pay on average £700 more for a […] The post Home owners in UK willing to pay more for character properties appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Calls for leasehold new build sales to end in the UK
Newly built homes in the UK are being left unsaleable after catching house buyers in a leasehold property trap, with owners being asked to fork out five figure sums for freeholds, it is claimed. With a 999 year long lease and marketing describing them as ‘virtually freehold’, new build properties are becoming increasingly attractive to […] The post Calls for leasehold new build sales to end in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
More people, especially first time buyers, moving away from costly London market
More people living in London are opting to move house with one in five going to the north of England or the Midlands, new research has found. It is suggested that some may be moving away due to the price of homes in the capital and while once they would have moved to surrounding areas […] The post More people, especially first time buyers, moving away from costly London market appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →