Homes & Gardens

High-end home buyers are opting for bigger homes in the wake of the Coronavirus

High-end homebuyers ditch flats for detached homes in lifestyle 360

High-end home buyers are opting for bigger homes in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and paying more for them, while transactions and the price paid for flats has fallen.

The latest research by high-net-worth (HNW) mortgage broker, Enness Global , analysed property sales by property type at £5m and over across England and Wales, looking at the average sold price and what...

Gas Safety Week takes place 14-20 September

Top tips for keeping you safe in Gas Safety Week

Wales & West Utilities is pledging its support to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of looking after home gas appliances as part of Gas Safety Week 2020.

The company serves 7.5million people across Wales and south west of England and is calling on people to share important gas safety information with each other, while also fitting a life-saving audible carbon...

Women Work 8 MONTHS Longer to Afford Their First Property

Women work 8 months longer to afford their first property

Buying your first home can be a daunting goal due to the huge cost of getting onto the property ladder. But due to the gender pay gap, this can be even more so for women.

OnlineMortgageAdvisor.co.uk were intrigued to discover just how much the gender pay gap in the UK affects women’s chances of buying their first home. They analysed Office for National Statistics data to discover...

DIY increased over lockdown

A Love of DIY is the Real Lockdown Legacy

This September is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM), and as the name suggests - it’s an awareness campaign organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) encouraging people to improve their homes during the month of September. And it comes at exactly the right time as research conducted by BHETA found that the lockdown has encouraged much of the nation to dabble in...

Tenants in London currently pay higher rents to live around the hustle and bustle of the high street

Londoners pay higher rents to live near the high street

Tenants in London currently pay higher rents to live around the hustle and bustle of the high street, the latest research from the international rental marketplace, Spotahome , has revealed.

Spotahome looked at each London borough based on the high street population as a percentage of total population.

The research shows that in all nine boroughs where more than 50% of the...

Westminster one of the most expensive places to live

The parts of London where a single step will cost you hundreds in property prices

Although it may be home to the highest average house price, Kensington and Chelsea is currently playing second fiddle to Westminster where the total value of property sold is concerned, as well as the property value per single step in each borough.

The latest research from high-net-worth (HNW) mortgage broker, Enness Global , analysed the total value of residential property sold in...

luxury home

The £28m home improvements of the super-rich homebuyer

The latest research from high-net-worth (HNW) mortgage broker, Enness Global , has revealed the eye-watering cost of just some of the property requirements, home improvements and additional extras currently in-vogue with home buyers at the top end of the ladder.

It’s simply not enough to buy a house at the top end of the property market and today’s super-rich homebuyers are spending...

Property break-ins decreased over last 12 months

Burglaries fall by almost a quarter in 12 months

Residential property theft dropped by almost 100,000 reported incidents in the past 12 months according to UK CrimeStats, using data gathered by the Economic Policy Centre.

The figures show that from July 2018 to June 2019 there were more than 414,400 reported incidents, but from July 2019 to June 2020 this dropped to 320,120 burglaries – a 22.75% fall.

During the depths of...

Hot tubs one of the high hitters for energy bills

Households splashing out £300 extra this summer

New research from home energy-saving assistant Loop has revealed the worst culprits for adding to energy bills during the summer months, as it finds some households could be forking out as much as £300 extra when the sun is shining.

Comparing a number of popular appliances used during the summer including electric patio heaters, air conditioning units, hot tubs, and outdoor pool...

Home improvements

Renovation Nation: UK homeowners spend £55bn on renovations over lockdown

With most of the nation stuck indoors due to lockdown restrictions, homeowners across the UK are investing in lockdown makeovers, new research reveals.

The 2020 Renovation Nation Report , by mortgage comparison site money.co.uk , has found that UK’s homeowners have invested an average of £4,035.70 each on home renovations, since the lockdown began in March. And it seems that Brits...

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