October 1st, 2013
In a week that saw David Cameron proudly announce that the second phase of the Governments Help to Buy scheme would be brought forward to further boost the market, fellow Conservatives have staunchly defended the plan and ... Read More
September 30th, 2013
A government-backed scheme to guarantee homebuyer deposits has been brought forward by three-months, Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed.
The Help to Buy scheme, originally due to be launched in January 2014,... Read More
September 26th, 2013
It is now over £800 a year cheaper to purchase a house than to rent, recent research by Halifax has found.
The survey, conducted by the UK’s largest mortgage lender, revealed that the average costs invol... Read More
September 24th, 2013
The latest statistics from the Council of Mortgage Lenders suggests that gross lending did not rise further over the month of August, and in fact decreased marginally. In July, figures were estimated to be as high as &poun... Read More
September 17th, 2013
Demand for property in the UK has sparked a rise in prices that has been unseen since the collapse of the financial markets back in 2008. The unprecedented rise has been so significant that it has pushed current figures pa... Read More
September 11th, 2013
Fixed rate mortgages have reached a record low, but experts are warning that these products could disappear in the near future as banks face rising costs. With predictions that the window of opportunity for borrowers to se... Read More
September 5th, 2013
Encouraging news for contractors looking to purchase their first property in London emerged this week. It seems that despite both house prices and average deposit sizes continuing to rise, the number of successful first ti... Read More
September 4th, 2013
The Bank of England has announced that the base rate is to remain at 0.5% for a record 54th consecutive month. The decision comes following heightened demand for property as buyers hurry to invest in the housing market bef... Read More
August 28th, 2013
During his speech to an audience of business leaders in Nottingham on Wednesday, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney made it starkly clear that he would not baulk from taking steps to prevent further financial disaste... Read More
August 19th, 2013
As house prices rise, mortgage availability increases and rates drop to historical lows, the market is beginning to look healthy for home buyers. However, borrowers are advised to take extra caution as many lenders are par... Read More
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