When it comes to buying property, most of us are bound by our annual income. It affects the type of property you’re able to choose, the size and even the location as these factors have a major effect upon the price of the home and the required down payment. You may be lucky enough to pool you and a partner’s earnings together or be making a solo transition but nonetheless, household income directly affects whether you’re able to purchase property for two main reasons – affordability and the deposit.

The Eurozone crisis, along with a recession that has lasted more than three years has unsurprisingly left many of us concerned for our financial futures. Riddled with debt and with significantly less disposable income, Britons remain in the balance wondering what exactly to do next.

What may seem like a forgetful distance away, financial experts are keen to remind us that the outcome of the Eurozone crisis will have major implications on life as we know it in the UK. We are by no means exempt from matters taking place in Europe, and the housing market in particular has taken a considerable blow.

Britain is fixed in the longest economic downfall for over a century – fact.

Not even in the days of the ‘Great Depression’ in the 1930’s did Britain suffer for so long in a recession that has now undergone the deepest double dip since 1975.

The first GDP quarter of 2012 between January and March shrank by 0.3%, and the second quarter which we are currently in is expected to see another drop due to the Jubilee bank holidays.

The statistics from recent surveys show that this has affected the majority of the public, with pensioners being the most affected by the current financial climate.

A survey by Age UK revealed that one in five old aged people are in debt to a mortgage, credit card, or a loan.

When it comes to selling your home, for years there was only one way to do it – through estate agents. But with the rise of social media and online means it is taking over and more homeowners are looking to sell online.

In 2010 the statistics showed that only 2% of homeowners sold their property online, with 27% of people who had used estate agents saying they were open to alternative methods of selling their home.

Two years later and estate agents have evolved, with house buyers (61-80% of them) searching for properties online and homeowners having a multitude of options on how to sell their home, with the traditional route of estate agents meeting the numerous property websites such as Rightmove which have gained enormous popularity in recent years.

Do you need to sell your home quickly? Then you’ve got a number of options. Estate agents? Too long. Advertising it online? Haven’t got the time? Then that’s where Jemima Poppy comes in.

Jemima Poppy is a local company who care and deal with local people. We buy property in Milton Keynes, Bedford and Northampton and offer a quick, free and completely confidential service designed for local people needing to sell their home quickly.