In October’s Residential Property Review we cover the latest housing and rental trends, government proposals to reform the buying process and the winner of Britain’s top architecture prize. Plus, the latest government data on house prices.

• The housing market remains subdued, with buyer demand, listings and sales activity all slipping amid pre-Budget uncertainty

Dressing rooms are trending and can add up to £40k in value to your property. Older homeowners hold 2.9trn in property wealth in the UK – around 37% of this wealth is in London and the South East. The house buying process is reported to be taking 41% longer than anticipated.

Dressing rooms – the new must-have

Once seen as a luxury, dressing rooms are gaining popularity

Older Borrowers

With a rise in ultra-long mortgage terms and deals taken out later in life, the number of people who will be paying a mortgage into their seventies has grown rapidly. Data* reveals a 156% increase in older borrowers taking out longer loan terms in the last five years.

Regional value divide

Half** of the UK’s 30 million homes increased in value by 1% or