Liverpool Property News

The government has proposed to increase the minimum energy efficient standards for the private rented sector to EPC Band C by 2030. Consultation is underway and finishes at the end of the year.

Around 5 million households across England and Wales live in the private ...

Mortgage approvals in August saw a 29% annual increase. The lockdown backlog is clearing and increased buyer demand, generated by the stamp duty holiday and lifestyle changes, has boosted figures.

190,902 mortgages have been approved in the last 3 months, -4% below the same time ...

During university, 29% of students live in the private rental sector and following graduation, 47% plan to live in the private rental sector.

With nearly 1.9 million students attending university full time in the UK, a potential 551,000 students will move into a private rental ...

While attention is focused on equity-rich buyers making lifestyle changes, it’s easy to overlook the first-time buyer for whom buying has become a little more tricky – and avocado on toast is not to blame.

First-time buyer property prices have risen from £142,473 in 2010 ...

The housing market recovery continues. 70,710 transactions completed in July, 14.5% up on June. Numbers are still down on last year but the surge in new ‘sales agreed' will boost completions over the next few months.

8,930 more sales completed in July than in June. ...

The weather isn't the only thing to be hotting up. House price indices report annual growth across the board.

Nationwide July House Price Index reports a 1.5% annual increase in house prices and a monthly increase of 1.7%

Halifax July House Price Index reports a ...

With just over 35 weeks of the stamp duty holiday left, and with the average property taking 18 weeks to sell, vendors have 17 weeks to list their properties if they want to make the most of the stamp duty holiday.

According to The Advisory, ...

Climate change was high up the agenda before Covid-19 – most forecasters predicted climate change as the big theme for the property market in 2020. Last week the Chancellor put it back on the agenda.

Energy efficiency of houses in England has improved over the ...

Dataloft Rental Market Analytics allows us to understand the movement of tenants. Pre-pandemic a quarter of tenants moved less than 1 mile and 5% moved from overseas, will the patterns change?

In the UK 25% of tenants move less than 1 mile, the North East ...

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.

   

 

The ...

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 ...