Record year for first-time buyers stepping onto the ladder, as more than 400,000 buy their first home. The highest number in 20 years.
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Homeowners saw thousands added to the value of their homes this year with the entire UK housing stock now estimated to be worth £9.5trn, our latest House Price Index reveals.
The suggested affordability changes should make it easier for first-time buyers to get mortgages in 2022.
Nearly 2m homeowners will face mortgage repayment increases of around £10 to £15 a month as the Bank Rate rises to 0.25%
Renters fork out considerably more of their monthly income on their home each month than mortgage-holders, according to the latest English Housing Survey.
We lift the lid on how hundreds of thousands of grown-up children are set to be handed money to put towards a deposit as a Christmas present this year.
Pent up demand triggered by the pandemic leads to the busiest market for more than a decade as one in every 16 homes is set to be sold to new owners.
Rent increases have hit a 13-year high as demand for property doubles in the central zones of major cities. And for the first time in 16 months, London rents are rising.
2021 is expected to be a record year for sales with 1.5m transactions taking place. But what can we expect for 2022? Our HPI forecast reveals all.
