Those who dream of living by the sea might be put off by prices in well-known coastal enclaves like Sandbanks and Salcombe. Both are notoriously expensive, and out of reach for many. New findings by Lloyds Banking Group show average property prices in Sandbanks, Dorset, stand at £965,708 – and that is down 3 per
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Aberdeen is the best urban location to get more garden for your money, new data published reveals. The Scottish city offers 161.8m² of garden per £100,000 spent on a property, according to building products firm Eurocell. This is five times more the outdoor space buyers in Portsmouth get for their money, the data added. Dundee
The three areas have seen a spike in property sales with seven-figure price tags By HELEN CRANE Updated: 13:36, 17 March 2025 Three areas in England officially became ‘million-pound’ property markets last year, according to upscale estate agent Knight Frank. Every year the firm identifies the areas where house prices are on the ascent, and
House sales are taking more than three months to complete once an offer has been accepted, according to analysis by property buying website OneDome. The research looked at almost 200,000 property listings over the course of 2024 and found that property transactions took an average of 108 days to complete. However, in some parts of the
Property asking prices rose on average by £1,805 in the past month, according to the latest figures from Rightmove. While this represented at 0.5 per cent monthly rise, the property website said this was more subdued than in previous years. The typical monthly rise in February is 0.8 per cent. It means the average price of
Proposals could see more loans given at 4.5 times borrower’s income or more By ED MAGNUS Updated: 13:01, 17 January 2025 Banks could relax mortgage lending rules to allow homeowners to borrow more money relative to their income, according to reports. Financial regulators are considering giving lenders greater freedoms to allow ‘responsible risk taking’ from