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Home buyers in Scotland borrowed less towards the end of last year, latest figures show
Home buyers in Scotland borrowed £2.2 billion in the final quarter of 2016, down 0.5% quarter on quarter and 3% year on year, the latest data shows. They took out 16,800 loans, down 1% compared to the previous quarter and 3% on the fourth quarter 2015, the figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) […] The post Home buyers in Scotland borrowed less towards the end of last year, latest figures show appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell
The number of new homes started in England continued to rise last year and reached the highest level since 2007, the latest official data shows. Some 153,370 new homes were started in the year to December 2016, up 5% on the previous year and more than 140,500 homes were completed in the same period, according […] The post New home starts in England up by 5% last year, but completions fell appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Bristol, Oxford and Manchester lead annual house price growth in UK cities
House prices in key cities in the UK increased by 6.9% in the 12 months to January 2017, led by Bristol, Oxford and Manchester, the latest index data shows. But the annual rate is down by 1% and London has seen growth fall to 6.4%, its lowest level for three and a half years, according […] The post Bristol, Oxford and Manchester lead annual house price growth in UK cities appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →