Search Acumen comments on Homes England Annual Housing Statistics

Transactions Agreed Suggest Summer Property Price Increases

Search Acumen comments on Homes England Annual Housing Statistics Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “A buoyant market, a prosperous future – those are the phrases that spring to mind looking at today’s statistics. As Help to Buy continues to fuel new builds across the country, we’re expecting to see the numbers for new […]

Bank Of Mum And Dad Become 11th Largest Lender Despite Reducing Transactions

Bank Of Mum And Dad Become 11th Largest Lender Despite Reducing Transactions

‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’ (BOMAD) is set to become the 11th largest financial lender in the UK as older relatives offer loans worth a collective £6.3 billion to the younger generation. Despite the increase in financial support from the BOMAD, the money is being used to fund around a fifth fewer housing purchases […]

Brexit Concerns Blamed For 1 Million Lost Home Sales

Brexit Concerns Blamed For 1 Million Lost Home Sales

Since the referendum result in 2016, around 1 million prospective British home buyers have delayed moving home because of Brexit uncertainty. Having commissioned a survey of 1.5 million Brits, GoCompare found that Brexit and the affect it will have on the UK economy is the biggest influencing factor in deterring people from buying a property. […]