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Saving enough money for a deposit continues to be one of the main barriers to home ownership for first-time buyers, new research has found.  Buying As a Group However, according to M&S Bank, young, aspiring homeowners are increasingly willing to

Living near a local supermarket can push up your property’s value by £21,500 compared to homes in nearby areas without a supermarket chain.  This is the conclusion of new research from Lloyds Bank, which also found that having a premium

The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2007-08 to 2017-18 was £161.3 billion, according to the latest Property Market Report from Registers of Scotland.  The newly published report details the trends in the Scottish land and

Finance and banking trade association, UK Finance, recently published figures giving an update on levels of activity within the mortgage market in the UK.  According to the figures, March 2018 saw a small increase in lending to first-time buyers compared

Average house prices  across the UK fell by 0.2% in March compared to the previous month, according to the latest House Price Index. On an annual basis however, average prices have risen by 4.2%, taking the average value of a

There are now 3.1 million Last Time Buyer households in the UK, who between them own £938bn of UK housing stock, rising to the £1 trillion mark this year, new research has revealed.  According to the study, by Legal &

Around 43% of adults whose children have ‘flown the nest’ intend to remain in the family home rather than downsize, new research from Bank of Scotland has revealed.  However, although most are enjoying the extra space and freedom, a quarter

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest UK House Price Index (UK HPI), which reveals the most recent house price changes across the country.  According to the Index, average house prices for the UK fell by 0.1% in

A fun piece of research carried out recently by Royal Mail has revealed that giving a name rather than a number to your home appears to be very much in vogue.  The research found that 312,000 houses across the UK