New asking price record as London surges past £500,000 milestone
Buyers in the capital are facing new sellers’ average asking prices in excess of £500,000 for the first time.
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What’s so good about renting?
The majority (58%) of current tenants say that they would like to buy but cannot afford to and are effectively ‘trapped’ in rented accommodation.
Could Help to Buy offer Generation Rent motivation and hope?
Only two in five (42%) ‘trapped renters’ are currently actively saving for a deposit to get them onto the housing ladder.
Fourth consecutive monthly asking price rise
April saw a fourth successive monthly average asking price increase, with a 2.1% rise continuing the trend seen so far in 2013.
Transaction volumes on course to be boosted by buy-to-let activity
Rightmove research shows that rents are delivering average gross yields of 5.9%.
Momentum grows
Momentum continues to build in the housing market with several key indicators setting new post-credit-crunch milestones.
Second-steppers feel the pressure of space-age-kids dilemma
Rightmove’s latest buyer report finds that almost half of the property market’s ‘second-steppers’.
Help for Stressed-Out First Time Buyers
The HomeOwners Alliance is fighting to get individuals a better deal from industry and government.