Tag: property market

  • First Time Buyer Numbers Increasing Despite House Price Rises

    In 2016, first-time buyers borrowed more money than ever before with a record £53.6bn of mortgage loans being granted to new property owners, a rise of 13.5% compared with 2015. In July 2016, the UK’s largest mortgage lender, Halifax, revealed that the number of people buying properties for the first time was increasing, with 154,200…

  • The Best Performing Areas in the Edinburgh Property Market

    Recent figures have revealed the top performing areas and property types in Edinburgh and the results may surprise you. Recent ESPC figures have revealed that, between October and December 2016, the best selling type of property was two bedroom flats in the Leith and Corstorphine areas of Edinburgh. So why are these areas and this…