Latest News from Braxton Estate Agents

13% of retirees still paying mortgage

One in eight retirees (13%) continue to pay off a mortgage in retirement, research from MGM Advantage has revealed.

Number of first-time landlords increasing

The number of first-time landlords entering the buy-to-let market is now at the highest level since the third quarter of 2012, research from Paragon has revealed.

Four in ten “trapped” tenants could become first time buyers under “Help to Buy”

Nearly 40% of tenants who are trying to escape being part of today’s ‘Generation Rent’ could become home-buyers when the 95% Help to Buy scheme is implemented in January 2014.

Buy to let lending reaches £4.2bn

Gross mortgage lending to buy-to-let sector reached £4.2bn in the first quarter of 2013, data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders has revealed.

New home registrations at 5yr high

The number of new homes registered with NHBC in the UK during the first quarter of this year has reached 31,739, the highest level for this period since 2008.

Nuisance neighbours biggest buyer turn-off

Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective homebuyers, research from PrimeLocation.com has found.