Five key takeaways from our latest residential property market report.

18 Oct 2024 | 2 min

In our latest report, we ask: Is this the road to residential revival?

Packed full of interesting insights, riveting research and economic analysis, and collated with leading commentary from market experts, the report gives you the best indication yet on what the route ahead might look like for the residential property market.

If you’ve not had the opportunity to read and digest the full report yet, here are five of the key takeaways to whet your appetite…

1. The age demographic of borrowers is getting wider. 42 percent of mortgages in late 2023 had an end into retirement.

2. Cost of living and a lack of housing stock is a worry for homebuyers and owners. 59% of homeowners worried about cost of living impact on remortgage applications.

3. People are aspiring to own, move and upsize. 26 percent of movers planning to buy bigger.

4. Optimism is returning to the residential property market. 15 percent increase in residential property transactions over the next five years.

5. The need for specialist lending is rising. 22 percent of rejected mortgage applicants with a non-standard profile said it was due to being self-employed.

We’ll be sharing even more insight across our blogs and social media channels over the next few months. You can follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and X to keep up to date with the latest stats, opinions and discussions.

Don’t want to wait? You can read the full report right now.

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