Levenshulme Property News

The 134th Wimbledon Championships is underway, a suite of new champions set to be crowned in a glorious weekend of sporting action.

While the average price of a property across England and Wales has risen by 10% since 2019, at £35 million the total prize ...

Euro 2020 is underway, the home nations experiencing mixed fortunes in their first matches. The most valuable team in the competition is England, the 26 man squad the equivalent in price terms to over 4188 homes.

Each player in the England squad is worth an ...

Renters stay, on average, 18 months in their rental homes, 6 months longer than the average length of lease that they sign up for (12 months).

Older renters are likely to stay in their rental homes for longer and there is a steady upward trend ...

Almost half (45%) of UK homeowners undervalue their home, according to new research by Zoopla. On average homes are undervalued by just over £46,000.

In comparison, 1 in 4 homeowners believe their property is worth more, one in 10 of these predicting it was worth ...

First-time buyers and current homeowners in England will be helped to secure a mortgage with just a 5% deposit under the new government-backed mortgage scheme launched this week.

First announced in the Budget, the scheme will be available for the purchase of new and re-sale ...

As we enter spring, the average UK house price is £232,134, up 6% on March 2020. Transactions are 49% higher than last year, reflecting a surge in sales agreed in summer and the rush to beat the SDLT holiday.

House price growth in March slowed ...

The Dataloft Demand Index shows a 36% increase in housing market demand since the start of 2021 with the traditional Spring market set to be busier than ever.

Demand rose 13% between February and March, with Rightmove reporting sales in the first week of March ...

An estimated 121,640 transactions completed in January, the highest January total since 2007 and a 24.1% increase on 2020, as the surge in property sales continues.

Excluding 2020, current monthly sales volumes are 21% above the 5-year and 32% above the 10-year average, with predictions ...

The Dataloft Demand Index shows a 21% increase in housing market demand since the start of 2021. More people than ever are using the new year as a chance to think about moving house.

According to Rightmove, the number of prospective buyers contacting agents in ...

First-time buyer purchases fell by -13% in 2020, the result of a closed housing market in spring and stricter mortgage lending. First-time buyer transactions recovered in the second half of the year, down just -2% on the same period in 2019.

The average price paid ...

Research shows that homes listed as having a coveted sea view command a premium of 31% across Great Britain.

The average asking price of homes with a sea view is £368,278 compared to £282,218 for those without.

Demand for homes with a sea view increased ...

One of the things I always love about this time of the year is the property market predictions for 2021.

The leading commentators bring out their crystal balls and consult their tea leaves. Normally they are quite accurate, although I don’t think any of them ...

The latest ONS data shows that UK house prices have increased by 5.4% to £245,443 in the year to October 2020. The surge in sales agreed over summer has pushed house price growth to the highest level in 4 years.

House prices in the East ...

Three quarters of UK pet owners treat their pets to a Christmas present, on average spending £25. With 51 million pets in the UK, the total spend could be as high as £956 million, the cost of 3,911 houses in the UK. Source: Dataloft, Cox ...

On average the UK public spend £382 on Christmas presents, this is almost equal to two weeks’ rent (£387) in England and Wales, excluding London.

Demand levels and sales activity remain buoyant in the UK housing market. Rightmove report agreed sales were up 50% in October, with properties selling (sold SSTC), in just 49 days, 15 days faster than a year ago.

Buyer demand across England was 49% higher year-on-year ...

According to The Property Academy Tenant Survey 2020, just over half of tenants rent because they can’t afford to buy and almost half rent to suit their lifestyle.

Stepping onto the property ladder is hard and Covid-19 has added to this with stricter lending criteria. ...

It's Halloween this week and we are all in need of something to lift our spirits. Dataloft have identified the top 20 spookiest street name, from Wizard Way to Headless Close.

There have been 3,550 house sales at the top 20 spookiest road names since ...

Priorities have changed for over a quarter of tenants following the pandemic, according to The Property Academy Tenant Survey 2020.

The Survey, based on 14,000 tenants, found that over two thirds of tenants said affordability (68%) and a garden (67%) had become more important than ...