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Showing Category: First Time Buyers
The ‘search for space’ is driving buyers in Liverpool
It has been another busy week at NEXA Liverpool and one common theme we’re hearing from buyers is that they are seeking a property with more space. Our finding is echoed in Zoopla’s February House Price Index, which states that “Continued demand for larger family homes as buyers look for more inside and outside space […]
Lifeline for Bristol House Buyers & Bristol First-time Buyers
In the last few hours, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has stated the Stamp Duty Holiday for Bristol properties up to £500,000 will be extended from 31st March 2021 to the 30th June 2021; and to ensure we don’t have a cliff edge, from 1st July 2021, the Stamp Duty Holiday will apply only on […]
As Bristol First-time Buyers are Being Locked Out of the Bristol Property Market – Rents Have Risen by 6.2%
With the banks reducing the number of low deposit mortgages (i.e. deposit of 10% and below) since Covid-19 hit in the spring, this has meant that the number of Bristol first-time buyers has been decreasing quickly, meaning many of those would-be Bristol buyers wanting to make the first step on the Bristol property ladder are having to […]
Portsmouth 2nd & 3rd Time Buyers Finding it Tougher (and Slower) to Move up the Portsmouth Property Ladder
Post lockdown, the need for Portsmouth families who want bigger homes has meant Portsmouth homebuyers must now pay considerably more to trade up to that larger home… One thing that has come out of lockdown has been the inexorable movement of Portsmouth households wanting to upsize to a larger home. Often considered to be first […]