5 Property Facts

• According to Lloyds Bank, more than half of people in their 20's would not be able to buy a home without financial help from their parents.

• The average time to sell a property in London is 41 days, compared to a national average of 65 days. 

• Average house prices in England and Wales are set to increase by 30% in the next 5 years, new Rightmove and Oxford Economics forecast reveals.

• Average home prices have jumped up 10% in a year. The typical cost of a property in Kensington/Chelsea set to pass the £2m mark within weeks.

• Homeowners in south-west London have more mortgage debt than the whole of Wales, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed.