A report from the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee has called for homebuyers, and new build homebuyers in particular, to be given greater support when building defects are detected or homes are found to be of a poor build quality.

New research by Santander Mortgages has revealed that families are prepared to spend an extra 12% for their chosen school catchment address, which amounts to an additional £26,800 on top of the average UK property price.

Home owners looking to move up the property ladder face a number of different obstacles, and many believe it is harder to progress up the ladder than to get on it in the first place.

New analysis has revealed which areas of Britain outside of London are home to the highest concentration of new build properties as a share of all property sales.