Millions of homeowners have put their moving plans on hold due to restraints on their finances, according to the latest research from advice website Unbiased.
Unbiased has estimated that 2.5 million homeowners are living in their current home for longer than they had originally planned to. The latest survey suggests one in four (24%) homeowners feel stuck in their current property for longer than they planned due to not being able to sell at the price they want. Just under a quarter (22%) of those who are living in their current home longer than originally planned are doing so because they cannot afford the mortgage repayments on their next home. A smaller percentage, (14%), of homeowners state they are unable to afford their next home's...
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