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Benham and Reeves analysed current buyer demand levels across the top 10 strongholds for the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, looking at how buyer appetites currently differ ahead of the upcoming election.

Marc Von Grundherr, director of Benham and Reeves, said: "Long term, Labour’s pledge to build more homes and help first-time buyers via a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme will only help strengthen the market - although this is, of course, dependent on these promises actually being delivered.

Bali also attracts domestic migrants who are drawn to the region’s infrastructure and burgeoning tech scene, according to Widya Lestaluhu, head of the Hong Kong office at Benham & Reeves, a London-based property agent. People tend to forget that Bali is just a small part of Indonesia, which has the fourth-largest population in the world,” she said. “The local migration to Bali can prop up the island’s rental yields and support capital growth.”

Bali also attracts domestic migrants who are drawn to the region’s infrastructure and burgeoning tech scene, according to Widya Lestaluhu, head of the Hong Kong office at Benham & Reeves, a London-based property agent.

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed where foreign buyer demand and ownership has been keeping the London property market afloat, during an otherwise muted pandemic period when the capital largely trailed the rest of the UK where domestic market activity is concerned.

Lettings agency Benham and Reeves analysed government figures and found that, in specific reference to London, the average age of a first-time buyer is now 35.3 years old, up from 33.8 years the previous year and 32 years old two decades ago (2003-04).

The latest research from London lettings and estate agents, Benham and Reeves, has found that while London’s first-time buyers may be getting older, a twenty-year high 181,000 FTBs secured their first foot on the housing ladder in a single year - marking a 24% annual increase.

Marc Von Grundherr, director at Benhams & Reeves estate agency, questions the quality of service that customers receive from 'low fee' firms such as Purplebricks. With estate agents, as with all things, you get what you pay for,' says Von Grundherr.

First-time buyers (FTBs) climbing on the property ladder in London went up by 24% in 2022/2023, reaching a 20-year high with 181,000 securing their place, research by Benham and Reeves reveals.

When the economy takes a hit, everybody suffers – rich and poor alike. This was well demonstrated this week when our friends at Benham and Reeves revealed that from their latest research, the combined value of Royal palaces and residences has fallen by £1bn in the past year.