The Kent towns where sold prices spiked the highest during lockdown
House prices have seen record rises between March 2020 and 2021, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. In spite of worries about the economy and the housing market since the onset of the global pandemic, property prices in Kent and the UK more broadly have remained strong. Overall, our county has […]
House prices boom across West Midlands as lockdown eases
Homes in the West Midlands are going for as much as £30,000 more than their asking prices as the housing market in the region booms after the coronavirus lockdown. Nationally, the cost of a house in the UK rose by a little over £3,000 last month as the property market hit new highs – with […]
Harlow in Essex leads the way on 10-year house price growth
In the past decade Harlow in Essex has recorded the highest house price growth, CashLady analysis of Land Registry data has found. Over the period prices have risen by 74.92% in Harlow, followed by Southend-on-Sea (74.85%), Watford (74.75%), Thurrock (73.20%) and Cambridge (73.03%). In December 2019 prices in Harlow averaged at £290,068, up from £165,829 […]
Liverpool sees biggest decline in house prices since 2008
Liverpool has seen the highest drop in house price value since 2008 in England and Wales, according to the latest research by GetAgent. GetAgent investigated Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) and compared the average house price change for these areas since the financial crisis. Using MSOA area codes, the research revealed that the 023 […]
IMF concerned about overvalued UK house prices
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an extremely concerning report on the worldwide housing market. The IMF believes that house prices in some of the world’s largest economies could be overvalued by an average of 12%. When you consider the average price of a UK property this equates to a potential “overvaluation” of almost […]