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Why It’s So Hard for Young People to Save for Their First Property

For many young adults in the UK, the dream of homeownership feels increasingly out of reach. With property prices continuing to soar and wages barely keeping pace, saving enough for a deposit has become a monumental challenge.

According to the latest figures, the average age of a first-time buyer is now 33 - a sharp rise from 24 in the 1970s. So, what’s driving this delay, and why is it so...

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Carter Jonas Achieves Planning Consent for Barratt and David Wilson Homes in Cambridge

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Eastern Counties) to deliver 410 homes (of which 40% are affordable housing) in North West Cambridge, on part of a larger scheme known as Darwin Green 1.

Consent was awarded by Cambridge City Council on 15 December.

The Reserved Matters planning consent is for...

NEW YEAR, NEW HOME: NEW PHASE LAUNCHES AT BARRATT LONDON’S SPRINGFIELD PLACE, TOOTING

A new phase launched at Barratt London’s popular Springfield Place development in Tooting Bec. Foxglove House will consist of 18 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, available for private sale from £450,000.

Due to complete in summer 2022, the phase is expected to sell exceptionally quickly, having already attracted a large number of first-time buyers priced out of neighbouring...

ASHRIDGE GRANGE LAUNCHED WITH POST-PANDEMIC LIVING IN MIND

On Saturday 29th January 2022, David Wilson Homes will launch its brand new Ashridge Grange development in the award-winning market town of Wokingham. Once complete, the development will provide local buyers with a selection of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes. The UK’s leading housebuilder has recently started work on the development, with the show home scheduled to be unveiled in the...

Carter Jonas Confirms Sale of Land at Cayton, Scarborough to Barratt Developments

National property consultancy Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of private landowners, has sold a residential development site on Church Lane in Cayton, near Scarborough, to Barratt Developments plc, the UK’s largest housebuilder.

Carter Jonas was instructed to sell the development site with the benefit of outline planning permission. Barratt was selected as the preferred...

FIRST TIME BUYER HOME SHOW RETURNS TO LONDON

First time buyers in London struggling to find a way onto the property will once again be able to find out all they need to know at the First Time Buyer Home Show. The independent, advice-focussed property show is set to return to London on Saturday 19th March, in conjunction with National Home Buying Week – a campaign designed to educate and inspire homeownership.

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Carter Jonas Confirms Promotion Agreement Entered into for Land in Malmesbury, North Wiltshire

National property consultancy, Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of a private landowner client, has agreed a Promotion Agreement with Hill Residential , in this popular North Wiltshire market town.

The 64 acre site, which is currently agricultural land adjoining the town boundary, will be promoted for a residential-led development of up to 500 dwellings with ancillary uses as necessary...

Now is the time to sell to take advantage of the homebuyer spring surge

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that now is the time to list your home on the market in order to take advantage of the spring surge in market activity that’s about to hit the property market.

Barrows and Forrester analysed residential transactions across England and Wales by month over the last five years, looking at the average number of...

Housebuilder launches show home at St Michael's Park development

Independent housebuilder Dandara has just launched a new show home at its St Michael’s Park development on Soulbury Road, Stewkley. The development is proving popular as buyers who fled further out during the pandemic, as well as buyers trying to escape the rising costs in the city, are both flocking to the commuter belt to buy.*

Perfect for buyers who are looking for more space, it’...

New-build market transactions plummet during the pandemic

The top 20 towns and cities driving £6bn worth of new homes purchases

The latest research by the new-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch , has highlighted which towns and cities in England and Wales saw the highest value of new homes sold in 2021 as almost £6bn worth of new-build property was purchased.

Unlatch analysed property transaction records from the Land Registry...

These street names in the South West of England can increase your property value by £13,470

Where are the most romantic streets in the UK?

OnlineMortgageAdvisor.co.uk can reveal that there are 705 streets with a romantic name in the UK. The most romantic region is the South East of England where you can find a whopping 115 streets containing a love-related term in their name.

In second place is the East of England with 109 romantic streets , followed by Yorkshire and the...

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