New-build properties remain overwhelmingly popular despite a small drop in the number of starts in the past year.
New builds command hefty premium
Topic: Mortgages
Your protection safety net
When faced with the unpredictability that life brings, it is comforting to have the support of protection cover.
Increased household bills, mortgage and rent costs, mean that protection is more important than ever right now but, in response to these challenging conditions, some households are considering reducing their level of protection – leaving themselves vulnerable to financial shocks.
Don’t panic about mortgages
Mixed signals in housing and mortgage markets
Activity in the housing and mortgage markets is hotting up – and cooling down. According to the latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a run of thirteen successive negative monthly readings for new instructions ended in May, marking the strongest reading for new listings since March 20211. Yet house prices are still predicted to fall in the second half of the year.
Where are house prices most protected?
In a housing downturn, not all cities and towns are equal. New research1 has highlighted which areas of the UK are the most resilient in the face of falling prices.
