To obtain a mortgage, first-time homebuyers in the UK need to save a deposit amounting to about ** percent of the property purchase price. The higher the property value and the loan amount, the higher the deposit. In 2024, the average first-time buyer deposit in the UK was about ****** British pounds, but in the most expensive region, Greater London, the deposit amount was more than double. The share of the deposit was also much higher than in other regions in the UK. How has the house price for first-time buyers changed over time? Housing bought by first-time buyers has become increasingly pricier since 2000, making it harder for renters to get on the property ladder. By 2024, the average house price had tripled. The price also varied in different regions, with the North East being the least expensive and Greater London – the most expensive. Which are the most affordable areas for first-time buyers? While housing in certain areas can be pricy, this does not necessarily make it unaffordable, as the standard of living may also be higher. In 2020, the most affordable towns for first-time buyers were found in the North West region (Burnley) and Scotland (East Ayshire, North Ayshire, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire).

Despite the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting that the actual average deposit required to buy a home was ** thousand British pounds (GBP), Santander's survey of potential first-time homeowners found the average target deposit was in some cases much lower. Even in London, where the average property price in early 2019 was over *** thousand British pounds, potential first-time homeowners had a target deposit of around **** percent of the property price (**** thousand GBP).

The issue with having a lower deposit for a new home is that it puts buyers into a higher loan-to-value mortgage ratio. Those in the North East looked to achieve the highest deposit to property price ratio at ******* percent.

On average, first-time homebuyers In the United Kingdom (UK) saved up ** percent of the home price for a down payment in 2024, amounting to ****** British pounds. In Greater London, which was the priciest region to buy a home, the down payment was higher, at ** percent.

The number of final orders made against mortgage cases disposed in the High Court. Datasets are produced on an annual year basis. The dataset is entered onto ICOS, the Integrated Courts Operations System. The data are then extracted and merged with the Central Postcode Directory, and aggregated information uploaded to this portal. Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service collects information on writs and originating summonses issued in respect of mortgages in Chancery Division of the Northern Ireland High Court. This covers both Northern Ireland Housing Executive and private mortgages, and relates to both domestic and commercial properties. A mortgage case may involve more than one address or a land property. In such cases, the first postcode address entered onto ICOS is used. Not all writs and originating summonses lead to eviction. A plaintiff begins an action for an order for possession of property. The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession. This entitles the plaintiff to apply for an order to have the defendant evicted. However, even where an order for eviction is issued the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. When a case is disposed of, it may have more than one final order made. This database contains the last final order made. A description of the orders is below: Possession: The court orders the defendant to deliver possession of the property to the plaintiff within a specified time. If the defendant fails to comply with the court order the plaintiff may proceed to apply to the Enforcement of Judgements Office to repossess the property and give possession of it to the plaintiff. Sale and Possession: If the plaintiff seeks possession of property which is subject to an ‘equitable mortgage’ (i.e. normally one created informally by the deposit of deeds rather than the execution of a mortgage deed) the court may order a sale of the property to enable enforcement of the equitable mortgage and that the defendant give up possession for that purpose. The sale price is subject to approval by the court. Suspended Possession: The court may postpone the date for delivery of possession if it is satisfied that the defendant is likely to be able, within a reasonable period, to pay any sums due under the mortgage, or to remedy any other breach of the obligations under the mortgage. A suspended possession order cannot be enforced by the plaintiff without the permission of the court, which will only be granted after a further hearing. Other: other orders include strike out, dismiss action, and other less common orders. Strike out: This occurs when the moving party does not wish to proceed any further, or when the court rules that there is no reasonable ground for bringing or defending the mortgage action. Dismiss action: The mortgage action is dismissed by the courts. Other orders: These include: (a) Declaration of possession coupled with an order for sale in lieu of partition and (b) Stay of Eviction - after a Possession Order is granted but prior to actual repossession, the Defendant may apply to Court to seek a stay of eviction which, if granted, prevents repossession for a certain defined period. Users of this data may have been able to self-identify themselves due to the low values in some cells. Primary and secondary disclosure control methods have been applied to this data, denoted by cells with missing data in the tables. Values of less than four, but not zero, were initially suppressed, but some of these values could have been calculated using some row and column totals and thus secondary suppression was applied to the next lowest value in the row and column. The data contain the number of final orders made against cases disposed by each Health and Social Care Trust and have the following proportions of postcode coverage: 2007, 95.2%; 2008, 95.6%; 2009, 97.9%; 2010, 97.8%; 2011, 97.3%; 2012, 97.7%; 2013, 96.5%; 2014, 96.0%; 2015, 94.8%; 2016, 95.5%; 2017, 95.1%; 2018, 94.8%; 2019, 93.8%; 2020, 95.6%; 2021, 93.6%; 2022, 95.3%; 2023 97.5%; 2024, 95.7%.

Interest-bearing sight deposits were the type of savings deposit with the highest outstanding amount in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2025. The outstanding value of those types of deposits in the UK amounted to 903 billion British pounds that year, while the value of NS&I deposits was 241 billion British pounds.

The data in this data set was provided by HM Treasury and details mortgage completions on properties supported by Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee completions, by local authority, England. The data set covers the period 8 October 2013 to 30 June 2014.

The Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme opened on 8 October 2013 and is available across the United Kingdom. Under the scheme the government offers lenders the option to purchase a guarantee on mortgage loans where the borrower has a deposit of between 5% and 20%. The scheme can be used for mortgages on both new build and existing homes, by first time buyers, home movers and those remortgaging. In order to qualify for a loan supported by the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee, there are a number of eligibility criteria which are set out in the scheme rules.

The guarantee compensates participating mortgage lenders for a portion of net losses suffered in the event of repossession. The guarantee applies down to 80% of the purchase value of the guaranteed property covering 95% of these net losses. The lender therefore retains a 5% risk in the portion of losses covered by the guarantee. This ensures that the lender retains some risk in every mortgage originated. For example, the scheme is not available on buy-to-let mortgages or second homes, and the property value must be £600,000 or less.

Over the life of the scheme the government will make available up to £12 billion of guarantees, which is sufficient to support up to £130 billion of high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages.

For further information see
Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme Quarterly Statistics.

For the past decade, buying a home in the UK has been more affordable than renting one, when only considering the monthly costs. The renting versus buying gap fluctuated during the period and in 2016, it reached its highest value of 131 British pounds. In 2023, the monthly costs for a first-time buyer were 1,231 British pounds, compared to 1,258 British pounds for renters. Rental growth vs house price growth Housing costs in the UK have been on an uprise, with both renting and buying a home increasingly unreachable. Though the monthly costs of buying have consistently been lower in the past decade, house price growth has been much stronger than rental growth since the beginning of the pandemic. Additionally, buyers have been affected by the aggressive mortgage rate hikes, making acquiring their first home even less affordable. Barriers to homeownership Buying a home is not straightforward. For younger (18-40) potential first-time buyers, there are a number of barriers. Approximately one in three first-time buyers point out that raising a deposit was the main obstacle. Other reasons stopping buyers were not being able to take out a mortgage on their current income and poor credit ratings. Unsurprisingly, the highest share of people who buy a home with a mortgage was in the age group of 45 to 55-year-olds.

This dataset contains detailed information about rental properties across various locations in the UK. The data was collected by scraping Rightmove, a popular real estate platform. Each entry in the dataset includes the property's address, subdistrict code, rental price, deposit amount, letting type, furnish type, council tax details, property type, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, size in square feet, average distance to the nearest train station, and the count of nearest stations.

Researchers and analysts interested in the UK rental market can utilize this dataset to explore rental trends, pricing variations based on location and property type, amenities preferences, and more. The dataset provides a valuable resource for machine learning models, statistical analysis, and market research in the real estate sector.

Metadata: Source: The data was collected by scraping the Rightmove real estate platform, a leading source for property listings in the UK. Date Range: The dataset covers rental property listings available during the scraping period. Geographical Coverage: Primarily focused on various locations across the UK, providing insights into regional rental markets. Data Fields: Address: The location of the rental property. Subdistrict Code: A code representing the subdistrict or area of the property. Rent: The monthly rental price in GBP (£) for the property. Deposit: The deposit amount required for renting the property. Let Type: Indicates whether the property is available for short-term or long-term rental. Furnish Type: Describes the furnishing status of the property (e.g., furnished, unfurnished, or flexible options). Council Tax: Information about the council tax associated with the property. Property Type: Specifies the type of property, such as apartment, flat, maisonette, etc. Bedrooms: The number of bedrooms in the property. Bathrooms: The number of bathrooms in the property. Size: The size of the property in square feet (sq ft). Average Distance to Nearest Station: The average distance (in miles) to the nearest train station from the property. Nearest Station Count: The count of nearest train stations within a certain distance from the property. Data Quality: The data may contain missing values or "Ask agent" placeholders, which require direct inquiry with agents or landlords for specific information. Potential Uses: The dataset can be used for market analysis, rental price prediction models, understanding property preferences, and exploring the impact of location and amenities on rental properties in the UK.

This statistic presents the average amount of money non-owners are able to save towards a deposit on a house each week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. The differences are reflective of the average income in the regions, with people in London being able to save more than in other regions (** British pounds a week).

Since 2015, the gap between the cost of buying a home and renting has grown, with homeownership becoming increasingly less affordable. In the ***** ******* of 2024, the house price to rent ratio in the UK stood at *****. That meant that house price growth has outpaced rental growth by nearly ** percent between 2015 and 2024. The UK's house price to rent ratio was slightly below the average Euro area ratio. House price to income ratio in the UK Another indicator for housing affordability is the house price to income ratio, which is calculated by dividing nominal house prices by the nominal disposable income per head. The ratio saw an overall increase between 2015, which was the base year, and 2022. After that, the index declined, but remained close to the average for the Euro area. Is it more affordable to rent or buy? There are many things to be considered when comparing buying to renting, such as the ability to qualify for a mortgage and whether prospective homebuyers have sufficient savings for a deposit. Generally, purchasing a home is more affordable than renting one. However, the average monthly savings first-time buyers can achieve have been on the decline. In East of England, where house prices have increased rapidly over the past few years, it was cheaper to rent than to buy in 2022.

In September 2025, global inflation rates and central bank interest rates showed significant variation across major economies. Most economies initiated interest rate cuts from mid-2024 due to declining inflationary pressures. The U.S., UK, and EU central banks followed a consistent pattern of regular rate reductions throughout late 2024. In September 2025, Russia maintained the highest interest rate at 17 percent, while Japan retained the lowest at 0.5 percent. Varied inflation rates across major economies The inflation landscape varies considerably among major economies. China had the lowest inflation rate at -0.3 percent in September 2025. In contrast, Russia maintained a high inflation rate of 8 percent. These figures align with broader trends observed in early 2025, where China had the lowest inflation rate among major developed and emerging economies, while Russia's rate remained the highest. Central bank responses and economic indicators Central banks globally implemented aggressive rate hikes throughout 2022-23 to combat inflation. The European Central Bank exemplified this trend, raising rates from 0 percent in January 2022 to 4.5 percent by September 2023. A coordinated shift among major central banks began in mid-2024, with the ECB, Bank of England, and Federal Reserve initiating rate cuts, with forecasts suggesting further cuts through 2025 and 2026.