Even though the average value of a Swansea first-time buyer property has risen by 287.4% since 1989 to £159,820, the monthly payments Swansea first-time buyers must make on their mortgages as a proportion of their take-home pay is 36.3% less today compared to 1989.

We've all been there. You apply for a credit card or a loan, and they start to process the application. Your heart rate rises just a touch. And then, after what feels like an age, the application passes. Or it doesn't.

Summer is a wonderful time to sell your home. A peak of activity in every estate agent's calendar. Whatever the reasons, the summer property market always heats up (sorry, terrible pun!) and the number of sales increases. So, what should you do if you plan a big summer getaway and also want to sell your home?

We spend lots of our time outdoors during Summer, so when staging a home for sale during the warmer months, it's time to let your outside space sing.

If you've been searching for property recently, you may have noticed the property listings now have to note the tenure. Here we will explain the different tenures and what they mean to a buyer and property owner.

This is great news for Swansea home buyers and Swansea buy-to-let landlords, strangely Swansea house sellers as well.

Has the Swansea Property Market Peaked? Should you buy now or wait for the bargains?

With uncertainty in the property market and, quite frankly, the world, you, like many people, may have decided that you'll not move house just now. But you must've had reasons for thinking about moving in the first place, right? What if you need more space? what is involved in extending your home? Where do you even start?