Warning on end of stamp duty holiday
With only three months of the stamp duty ‘tax holiday' remaining, first time buyers must act quickly to avoid paying ...
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Mortgage availability ‘strong’
Mortgages are still very much available for those looking to buy a home, according to new research from broker John ...
Scottish house prices at 90 per cent of peak
According to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland, in the three months ending October 2011, the ...
Government steps in to boost housing market
The Government has announced a number of initiatives to try and boost the UK's housing market. First is a new ...
Desperate first time buyers looking for second incomes
Wannabe first time buyers are increasingly taking on second jobs, taking out personal loans or sharing payments with friends to ...
Self-employed enquiries on the rise
Mortgage intermediaries are receiving on average six enquiries from self-employed applicants every month. Specialist lender Kensington asked 680 mortgage intermediaries ...
Second-time buyers facing £11,000 moving gap
The 360,000 first-time buyers who bought a property in 2007 are likely to be trapped in their first homes reveals ...
Market towns see prices rise by £1,000 per month
The average house price in market towns across England has risen by 103 per cent from £114,718 in 2001 to ...
Base rate held
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep the base rate on hold at 0.5 per cent. ...
More sales in October
According to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), both property sales and interest in the market rose significantly in ...
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