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Homeowners Seek To Lock In To Decade-Long Fixed Rate Mortgages Ahead Of Brexit Anxiety

Research shows that fears over the economy post-Brexit is making borrowers exercise caution about the type of mortgage they choose, despite the fact that mortgages...

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New Graduate Work Visa Could Boost Private Rental Sector

A new two-year post-university work visa allowing more graduates to stay in the UK for longer could fuel a boom in the private rental sector...

Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Approvals Up 1.5% Year On Year

A survey by UK Finance showed that the number of new mortgages approved by mainstream lenders increased in January 2019 compared to January 2018, representing...

Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

Will 1% Deposit Mortgages Help Struggling First-Time Buyers?

25 January 2024 – The government may be reintroducing a radical housing solution dedicated to first-time buyers: 1% deposit mortgages. Under Rishi Sunak’s leadership, there...

UK mortgage demand

UK Mortgage Demand Close To Pre-Covid Levels

Mortgage demand spiked and consumer borrowing rose for the first time in five months as the UK came out of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Bank...

Government Crackdown On Rogue Landlords

Councils handed £2m to crackdown on rogue landlords

The government has handed councils £2 million in a bid to crackdown on rogue landlords across the country. As a result, local authorities can now...

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

Will First-Time Buyers Get Help From The Government?

24 October 2023 – There are rumours the Treausry is considering to put in place measures to support the property market. Stamp duty cuts are...

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

New Regulations For Smoke And CO Alarms Expected Soon

Propertymark warns landlords and agencies that new regulations in relation to the fitting of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented properties could come in...

King's Speech 2023: What Was In It For The Housing Market?

King’s Speech 2023: What Was In It For The Housing Market?

14 November 2023 – Last week Charles III delivered the King’s Speech, for the first time in 70 years. And two of the 21 laws...

UK Rents Rise Despite Brexit Uncertainty

Landlords See Rents Rise Despite Brexit Uncertainty

There’s good news for landlords, as figures show that rents in the UK’s private rental sector rose by 0.97% in the year between November 2017...

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

Marked Decline In House Prices by 1.3% In August

According to Rightmove’s newest House Price Index, there was a sharp decline in house prices, the first recorded by the property portal this year. The...

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

Party Conferences 2023: What Was Said About Housing?

10 October 2023 – Party conference season is upon us, where the UK’s political parties vie for the public’s support, and this year, votes too,...

Uk houses

Government Kick Starts English Housing Market

The Government has laid out plans to restart England’s housing market which has been frozen effectively since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. Housing Secretary...

Online Estate Agents Market Share

Online Estate Agents Grab More Market Share

A new report claims that online estate agents now have a share of 8% of the overall market. This is up from 7% in the...

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

House Prices Fall For First Time Since June 2021

According to the recently published House Price Index by Halifax, July has seen house prices fall by 0.1%. For the first time since June 2021,...

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

79% Of First-Time Buyers Have Too High Expectations

According to the Yorkshire Building Society, first-time buyers need to manage their expectations when it comes to what they can afford, with more than half...

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