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Housing affordablity: before and after the credit crunch

In 2007, Britain was on the precipice of a financial crash. Ten years on, which areas are more and less affordable, when house prices are set against local earnings?

Moving home costs soar to nearly £12k
September 19, 2017
The average cost of moving home in the UK ranges from £6,131 in Northern Ireland to a whopping £32,092 in London, according to Lloyds Bank.
Downsizers hope to release over £200,000 from homes
September 17, 2017
The main reason for downsizing is the convenience of running a smaller home in retirement, a study by Prudential has found. But where are the best places to move to?
Landlords turning away younger tenants
August 24, 2017
Doors are increasingly being slammed on tenants aged under-35 following recent welfare reforms and the Government's squeeze on the buy-to-let sector.
Bank of Gran and Grandad bridging gap to first rung
August 23, 2017
Generous grandparents are stumping up an average £9,365 to help their offspring's kids onto the property ladder, according to Saga Money.
Buy-to-let tax changes could trigger the ‘next pension crisis’
July 26, 2017
A rude shock awaits 1.8 million landlords relying on buy-to-let properties to help fund their retirement, according to landlord body lobbying for capital gains relief.
Overseas landlords quit Great Britain in droves
July 21, 2017
Foreign investment in buy-to-let has halved, with London seeing the biggest fall in overseas-based landlords in seven years, say agents Countrywide.
Holiday homeowners 'unfairly' ducking out of business rates
July 5, 2017
With second homeowners ‘cashing in’ on millions of pounds in tax relief, does the business rates system need an overhaul? Yes it does, say Colliers International.
House price growth in London has 'bottomed out'
June 30, 2017
Has London had its day? Birmingham and Manchester are now both outshining the capital when it comes to city house price growth.
Luton, Stevenage & Rochester surge ahead in top 10 buy-to-let postcodes
June 23, 2017
Which cities have the strongest performing buy-to-let markets? Not 'stagnant' London, according to a new report from Lendinvest, which puts Luton in top spot.
The manifesto round-up on changes touted for housing
May 25, 2017
Promises, priorities and pledges... it must be General Election time. Prime Location has pored over the main parties’ manifestos to see what's planned for housing.
Sales of £1m-plus apartments soar by 196%
April 18, 2017
The only way is up, as the number of £1m apartment sales nearly trebles, according to Lloyds Bank.
Is this the skinniest house in Cornwall?
March 20, 2017
It's not called the Doll's House for nothing; take a short tour of the charming one-bedroom cottage for sale in the village of Porthleven.
Jennifer Lopez offloads 3-acre LA estate for $10m
March 15, 2017
The mansion in the celebrity enclave of Hidden Hills comes with a 20-seat theatre and recording studio.
UK rents fall for first time since 2010
March 13, 2017
A dash among investors to buy property ahead of the 3% stamp duty hike has driven an oversupply of homes to rent.

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