Semi-detached homes in the South East, a property winner

9th June 2015 by

Increases in the price of semi-detached houses are contributing to rises in the average value of property transactions being handled by residential conveyancing solicitors, according to data released by the Land Registry.

The non-ministerial governmental organisation reported that the value of semi-detached properties rose by 5.6% over the past twelve months, ahead of rises in the price of flats (5.4%) and the price of detached houses (5.1%).

Predictably, it is in London – the city where residential conveyancing solicitors are busiest – that the biggest increases were seen (10.9%); however, the South East also saw pronounced growth, with price rises in places such as Brighton and Lewes resulting in a regional rise of 8.8%.

Taken at a glance, though, the national figures can easily mask the marked North-South divide currently afflicting the UK property market, with many areas in the North struggling to remain buoyant.

“The property market in Wales and the North East is a million miles away from the south-east corner of England,” Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Dragonfly Property Finance, told the BBC.
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