Liverpool Property News

Mortgage products are returning following a collapse in availability during lockdown. 77% of mortgage brokers expect lending to return to pre-pandemic levels within nine months.

The increase in mortgage products will be slow and steady, lenders are prioritising existing customers and the back log of ...

The recent Dataloft Homemover survey has bolstered reports of growing momentum in the housing market. The vast majority of vendors who were considering selling their homes before lockdown, still plan to do so.

So long as social distancing measures are enforced, 83% of vendors who ...

Dataloft Homemover survey revealed that just under half of buyers’ home requirements have changed as a direct result of lockdown and Covid-19.



Just under a third of buyers said that having a garden has become a much more important consideration for them, a less urban ...

Despite full lockdown across the housing market in April, more than 46,000 residential properties completed during the month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

While this is around half the level recorded a year earlier, it is still higher than expected, suggesting more deals went through ...

There has been an exodus from cities to more rural locations, of students and young professionals returning to family homes. There is a real possibility some will choose to terminate leases on expiry and return months later, causing rental voids.

Almost a third (32%) of ...

Friday 8th May marks 75th anniversary of VE Day, a day to pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of the Second World War generation and to reflect on how our lives have changed.

One dramatic change has been the cost of living and what ...

The housing market may be quieter but there has been a huge increase in spending in the DIY/home improvement market, according to GfK, as many of us take this time to do projects in our homes.

All this DIY will prove beneficial to those considering ...

• Nearly half a million (464,700) first-time buyers have benefitted from over £1.1 billion of tax duty relief since the First Time Buyers’ Relief was introduced in November 2017, each saving on average £2,387.
• Zero tax is charged to first-time buyers on purchases between £125,000 and ...

Peter Anthony are proud to have sold this fantastic block of 12 apartments in Widnes. It
consists of 10 two bedroom apartments with ensuites and 2 two bedroom apartments
without ensuites, each with a car parking space in a private carpark.

   

 

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No matter what you consider to be good value, you’ll find Liverpool offers value for money in many places across the property market.

According to the recent findings from Zoopla, the average price for property in Liverpool, as of October 2019, is £174,232. Compared to ...

If you plan on investing, you must carry out research. If you fail to research your options, there is a strong chance you will struggle to see a positive return on your investment. You may get lucky, or you may have an ingrained knack of ...

As the new term begins, vast numbers of students up and down the country will be starting to move into their new homes.

The private rented sector is one of the primary providers of housing to students, accommodating 30% of students in 2017/18. Dataloft Rental ...

A recent study for the Sunday Times suggests Liverpool is the ideal city for graduates. Anyone who has spent time in the city of late will not be surprised by this finding. Liverpool has changed a lot in recent years, making itself the ideal setting ...

Naturally, most people desire a bigger house. It is nice to have as much space as possible. If your family is growing, you can also use the additional room to significant effect. Of course, the cost of upsizing prevents many families and households from doing ...

Many people fear that they are unable to afford property. House prices have been rising sharply, and even though many people desire to own their own home, there are concerns many people will be priced out of the market. This situation ensures there will be ...

Of the 9,200 houses and apartments sold in Liverpool (L3) since 1995, 4,360 of those have been new homes, representing 20.0% of property sold. So, I wondered how that compared to both the regional and the national picture …and from that, the pertinent questions are: ...

The average homeowner in the UK moves every 20.2 years…

That average in the 1970’s and 80’s was around every 10 to 11 years; in the 1990’s it increased to the mid-teens (in terms of years) and in the early part of the Millennium, it ...

In 1979, more than 4 in 10 British people lived in a council house, yet today that figure is only 1 in 12, whilst a ccording to Shelter 65% of families on the Council House waiting lists had been on those lists for more than ...