Numbers of first-time buyers increase for 6th consecutive year according to latest halifax First-Time Buyer Review.

The latest Halifax First-Time Buyer Review released 27th January 2018 headlined ‘Number of first-time buyers highest since 2007 despite deposits doubling.’ The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have reached 359,000 in 2017, an increase for the sixth consecutive year, while those taking their first step on to the property ladder are putting down…

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London is weakest performing region first time since 2005 says Nationwide

The latest Nationwide House Price Index report September 2017 headlines ‘London house prices fall for first time in 8 years’. London is weakest performing region for first time since 2005, with house prices down 0.6% year-on-year. UK annual house price growth stable at 2.0% in September. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist,…

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