Rightmove is predicting UK house prices will rise by 2 percent in 2020. The online listings portal says the stability of a new government will encourage home movers to bring their properties to market in the spring. Demand for homes stayed high throughout 2019. But the market was stymied by …
Looking for the most affordable place in the country to buy a home? Head for Stoke-on-Trent because house prices there are within reach of those on average salaries. Research by comparethemarket.com has identified both the most expensive and the most affordable places in the UK. North-south divide apparent London, naturally, …
The UK’s north-south house price divide is expected to be flipped on its head in the next five years. House prices in northern England, the Midlands, Scotland and Wales are predicted to outstrip those in London, says Savills. The upmarket estate agent forecasts the value of property in the north-west …
A think-tank says UK house prices should be frozen for the next five years to prevent another financial crisis. The IPPR wants to peg house prices so they cannot grow faster than consumer price inflation, which has a target of 2 percent. According to the proposals, restricting mortgages and having …
Two in five homeowners would support government intervention to reduce house prices in their local area, according to a YouGov poll. The survey involved almost 1,700 adults, split between homeowners and non-homeowners, and asked them a series of questions on how the government should address the issues in the UK …