Detached property owners continue to advertise at unrealistic selling prices, according to latest s1homes Scottish House Price Report Detached houses present biggest Reality Gap at 18% Overall Reality Gap narrows slightly from 10% in previous quarter to 9% Average asking prices rise but not as much as actual selling prices Flats and terraced houses continue […]

FIRST-TIME buyers expect to spend around 14 years in their “starter” home before they can move up the property ladder. People currently living in their first home typically bought it at the age of 28 – but they expect to be 42 when they buy their next property, the Post Office found. By contrast, first-time […]

THE trading watchdog is urging almost 120 firms operating in the “quick house sale” sector to make sure their business practices are up to scratch after an investigation found some hard-pressed customers handing over their home for less than half market value. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it has also opened formal investigations […]

House prices have increased at their fastest pace in almost three years as market activity intensifies, Halifax reported today. A 4.6% annual rise recorded in July was the strongest uplift seen since August 2010, as greater consumer confidence boosted demand, it said. Prices in the UK lifted by 0.9% month on month to reach £169,624 […]