Glasgow tops the list as Great Britain’s most in-demand city for first-time buyers, with an average asking price of £148,979 Manchester and Edinburgh complete the top three, while Docklands, Hackney and Islington are London’s most sought-after locations The national average asking price for a typical first-time buyer property (two bedrooms or fewer) is £228,551 We … Read more
Mortgage rates have been slowly coming down in the past year, but the end of stamp duty relief in England and Northern Ireland is now just weeks away. The temporary stamp duty discounts are set to revert back to previous levels at the end of March, which means that more than 25,000 first-time buyers in … Read more
3 – 9 February 2025 is New Homes Week. So we’re shining a spotlight on just some of the benefits you can expect with a move to a new-build home. Some go without saying: you get to immerse yourself in an untouched space, a home for making memories in that’s only ever been yours. But … Read more
While renovating a home might not be as simple as tester-pot deliberation and scattering cushions, working through the challenges of ‘a project’ can have some big rewards. Not least ending up with a home that’s a top-to-bottom expression of your style and taste. We’re a nation that loves to pore over interior design inspiration, and … Read more
Our weekly mortgage tracker, which compares average mortgage rates since 2019, shows that the average monthly mortgage payment for a typical first-time buyer is now £931, compared with £578 in 2019, a difference of £353. However, this is still more than £150 cheaper than the peak in July 2023. The calculations are based on a … Read more