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.
Miles Shipside
Property selling prices edge closer to asking prices
In December the discount stood at 3.39%. It has since narrowed to 2.95%. What does this mean for buyers and sellers in the current market?
Spring on hold as London prices pause for breath
Following 3 consecutive monthly rises, new sellers in London have trimmed their average asking prices for the first time in 2013.
Harrogate is the UK’s happiest place to call home
Residents in the Yorkshire town of Harrogate are the happiest in the UK according to Rightmove’s 2013 ‘Happy At Home Index’.
Rightmove Happy At Home Index – what’s up with London?
A glance at the bottom 10 of Rightmove’s Happy At Home Index shows a clear trend, with 9 of the bottom 10 locations based in Greater London.
Rightmove reveals the Happy At Home Index for 2013
Use our interactive tool to see how your town or city ranked was ranked by its residents, compared to the rest of the region and the rest of the UK.
9 out of 10 homes on Rightmove within reach of new Help to Buy scheme
The Government announced the launch of Help to Buy, a housing initiative that will enable home-movers to purchase a home with a 5% deposit.
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%.