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04 Apr 2019

Docklands in London attracts most demand as rental hotspot

Zoopla reveals the highest rental demand in London are for homes in Docklands which can benefit buy-to-let investors owners.

19 Mar 2019

MPs call for reform to protect leaseholders from ground rent abuse

A committee of MPs have called for wide ranging legal reform protecting leaseholders from unfair charges and ground rents.

04 Mar 2019

Buying a property is better value than renting but gap is closing

Home buyers are paying more for their mortgages closing the monthly cost gap with renting, but homeowners are still better off.

27 Feb 2019

London remortgage buyers reach the highest level for a decade

With low interest rates from lenders remortgage buyers in London are locking competitive deals to reduce monthly repayment costs.

14 Feb 2019

Most affordable London boroughs for single home buyers

If you are single and looking to step on the property ladder the most affordable homes can be found in outer London boroughs.

03 Jan 2019

Best value commuter hotspots within an hour to London revealed

Britain's oldest recorded town Colchester offers the cheapest combined annual mortgage and season ticket commute to London.

02 Jan 2019

First time buyer numbers reach the highest levels in over a decade

The number of first time buyers taking the first steps on the property ladder are half of all mortgaged purchases in 2018.

26 Dec 2018

Londoners buy £30 billion worth of property outside the capital

Homeowners leaving London bought property outside of the capital worth £30 billion, the highest level since 2007.

01 Dec 2018

Living in a national park costs £121,000 more to buy your home

Properties in the New Forest are the most expensive in national parks and more than double the cost of the county average.

01 Nov 2018

UK house price growth is the slowest for five years

An uncertain economic outlook from Brexit and squeeze on household budgets sees house prices at slowest growth since May 2013.

29 Oct 2018

Homeowners need £40k extra to live in English market towns

Living in a picturesque English market town costs homeowners £41,633 extra with the most expensive within the London commuter belt.

24 Oct 2018

Fixed mortgage rates increased from record lows over the year

Record low rates are a thing of the past as fixed mortgage deals increase in cost over the year despite competition from lenders.

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