Sales

If you are buying a property, every little helps – especially when it comes to finding enough money for a deposit. Just how much purchasers rely on a cash injection was revealed in 2024, when analysis by Uswitch found 37% of UK first-time buyers were only able to amass a deposit thanks to financial help from family or friends. 

Did you know we have been making New Year’s resolutions for more than 4,000 years? The custom is thought to stem from the ancient Babylonians, who used their New Year in mid-March to reaffirm loyalty to the monarch, make promises to be good moving forward, pay debts to gods and return borrowed objects.

Getting your home on the market is easier and quicker than you may think – and there is every reason to order a ‘for sale’ sign this December. In fact, there are four indicators that now is a good time to instruct a sales agent:

The most recently published Land Registry data revealed 24% of residential property sales in 2022 were leasehold – that equates to around 207,000 transactions in total. If you own a flat or apartment, it’s highly likely you will have a leasehold agreement.