It remains a fantastic time to move and buy property in Devon and the wider south west as house prices are continuing their unrelenting rise. New figures show the average cost of rising up the property ladder is a huge seventeen percent higher than around 5 years ago. 

The Lloyds Bank Homemovers Review says that the average 'step-up' home in the South West is priced at £256,318. However, a few property hotspots like Salcombe in Devon and Padstow in Cornwall cost much more.
 

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According the press house prices are set to continue to surge across the South West by in the region of 6% per year, for the next five years. It is reported that this is as a result of a severe shortage of housing.

Prices across the South West are said to have risen by around 7.5% year-on-year to April.  As a result the average home in the South West region is reported to be worth £198,325 – which is close to the pre-recession levels - according to a Nationwide report.

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Mortgage lenders are insistent that the housing market recovery is under way.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says it “may be easy to overlook the recovery that has already quietly been under way”, with consumer seing not yet caught up.

The CML gives ten reasons for its positive outlook, starting with a claim that last year there was the highest number of property transactions since the onset of the credit crunch.

Although the Land Registry data on transactions for 2012 will not be available...

The latest research from Halifax has shown that there were approximately 12% more first time buyers in 2012, an increase of 193,000 since 2011. This is the largest annual total since 2007.

Halifax’s research further detailed that the average price paid by the typical first time buyer in November 2012 was affordable based on the average UK wage.

The typical property price paid by a first time buyer last year was £139,921 showing a 3% increase on 2011. The Telegraph recently reported that appr...

Lloyds Banking Group is set to lend £5bn to first-time buyers by the end of 2012. This amount will help over 50,000 people to get on to the housing ladder.

The lender is supplying mortgages to one in four first-time buyers ensuring its place as the largest lender in the current market.

Its Halifax sector provides one in three mortgages for affordable housing schemes such as shared ownerships and shared equity. It also provides one third of lending for all of the UK’s new build properties.

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Mortgage activity climbed to its highest level this year in May, up 25 percent on January, according to the most recent National Mortgage Index from the UK’s leading independent mortgage broker, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB).

Using data from more than 500 brokers and 800 estate agents, the National Mortgage Index found the total number of mortgage applications year-to-date was up 16% on 2011. This increase is being driven in part by a surge in remortgage business, with the amount of remortgag...

In the last few decades, flats and apartments have become increasingly popular across the entire range of buyers; the young, city dwellers, second home owners as well as older people looking downsize. The demand and desirability for beautifully designed high quality flats remains as strong as ever. 

The many advantages of buying a flat include the following:

• Increased security;

• Lower property taxes than detached homes;

• Usually in good central locations with a range of sports ...

Property seekers in Devon are urged to get more when they move – by buying a stunning brand new Architect designed flat at the Aliston House development located in the beautiful seaside town of Exmouth, Devon.

Purchasing a stylish, bespoke and Architect designed two-bedroom apartment at this exclusive gated development of flats for sale in Exmouth, set within the sumptuous landscaped grounds offers even more benefits than home-hunters might imagine!

More reasons to buy now: The Land Regis...