May 18, 2024
Property

Three ways to win the race to securing a property

[BBC] Trying to find a place to rent in today’s market and beating your competitors to the front door can feel like a relentless race that you’ll never win. Analysis by the estate agency Savills suggests the competition is becoming more intense, with properties listed for a shorter time now compared with before the pandemic.

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Property

Former Scottish property boom town now ‘easiest to get on UK housing ladder’

Aberdeen has been identified as the least expensive city to get on the property ladder while Carlisle is the cheapest for renters, analysis suggests. Rightmove found that the average asking price for a first-time buyer-type property with two bedrooms or fewer in Aberdeen is £102,601. Assuming a 20 per cent deposit, a typical first-time buyer in

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