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London sellers coming to market in March asked on average 1.5% less for their properties than sellers the month before. However, new sellers’ asking prices have still recorded gains of 3.8% in the first quarter of 2011 as the London housing market gets off to a buoyant start.
After a couple of months of uncertainty, estate agents are now reporting that the higher levels of enquiries and viewings experienced in January and February are slowly converting into more concrete offers and agreed sales. Search activity on Rightmove broke previous records in three out of the four weeks of February.
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There is a high demand for rental property currently and finding a property may be trickier than it once was. It can therefore be tempting to rush into an offer and put down a deposit on a property – but be careful not to let your guard down.
Rightmove’ Q1 First-Time Buyer Report finds that the proportion of buyers intending to purchase for the first time over the year ahead in Wales stands at less than one-in-five. Prospective first-time buyer levels dropped from 18.4% in the final quarter of 2010, to just 18.7% in Q1 2011.