New purchase numbers in London have been improved by first time buyers increasing 1.2% compared to a year ago.

Property wealth passed £4 trillion in 2018 and half of homeowners see money invested in property as part of their retirement planning.

Lenders have additional perks with residential mortgages to attract borrowers with thousands of incentive deals on offer.

The first time buyer market remains buoyant with over 4% more purchasing their new homes compared to this time last year.

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

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

City house prices have outpaced the country with Chichester recording a 62% rise in property values over the last five years.

The number of residential mortgages for older homeowners has increased as lenders relax maximum ages to 80 years and over.

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

The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.75% which increases the cost to homeowners with variable rate mortgages.

Residential mortgage numbers have reached a new high and of these 40% are offered without arrangement fees from lenders.

The number of people remortgaging has increased by 36% for the year as homeowners lock into new competitive deals.