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19% Of First-Time Buyers Opt For Longer Fixed-Term Mortgages

19% Of First-Time Buyers Opt For Longer Fixed-Term Mortgages

6 June 2023 – To get mortgage payments to an affordable level, buyers take out longer fixed-term mortgages. A record 19% of first-time buyers took...

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Countrywide Set For Branch Closures, According To Reports

While rumours continue to abound about potential branch closures, Countrywide has refused to confirm or deny whether the rumours are true. In the last annual...

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Climate Change Experts Warn Against Buying Coastal Property

Climate change experts are advising against purchasing coastal property as research shows there will be an unparalleled ice melt within the next 30 years. According...

Mini-Budget Includes Permanent Stamp Duty Reduction

Mini-Budget Includes Permanent Stamp Duty Reduction

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled his mini-budget, in which he announced a permanent cut to the Stamp Duty Land tax (SDLT). As part of the...

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Homes England Agrees £38m Funding Deals For 2,000 Homes

Homes England, the government housing agency, has agreed funding deals with six local authorities worth £38.2m in order to accelerate the construction of more than...

Gender Pay Gap And First-Time Buyers

Women ‘Must Save For An Extra 8 Months’ To Get On The Property Ladder

Recent research by Compare My Move shows that, on average, Millenial women across the UK must save for an additional eight months compared to their...

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Is the UK Facing A Rising Tide Of Property Fraud?

Property fraud is proving to be an increasingly profitable business for criminals with scams robbing victims of £107,669 on average. What’s more, the total number...

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Clarity From Agents Could Boost Tenant Satisfaction

If renters are given clearer information on what to expect from landlords and letting agents, they could enjoy greater consumer satisfaction as a result, according...

33% Of Buyers Lower Their Offer Due To Survey Findings

33% Of Buyers Lower Their Offer Due To Survey Findings

28 February 2023 – New data suggests that issues found during a survey are the main reason why buyers lower their offer after a sale...

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Boris Considers New Part-Buy, Part-Rent Home Ownership Scheme

New Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking at investing public funds in a new part-buy, part-rent scheme. Leading estate agents, the Romans Leaders Group, have...

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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...

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Home Ownership Rates Remain Stable

The rates of home ownership remained stable in 2018-19, although overcrowding increased, especially in the private rented sector (PRS), according to the results of the...

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Shared Ownership Cheaper Than Renting In London

People who rent in London could save more than £40,000 in two years by buying a property through shared ownership, according to research carried out...

Property Prices Dropped By 5.3% In August Compared To 2022

Property Prices Dropped By 5.3% In August Compared To 2022

5 September 2023 – We are seeing increased borrowing costs taking their toll on the housing market as property prices dropped by 5.3% in August....

Rental Protection Scheme

Rental Protection Scheme ‘Fails To Offer Protection Needed’

A new rental protection scheme designed to ensure that landlords receive the rent due to them, and that is due to come into force in...

Do You Need Life Insurance for Your Mortgage?

As mortgage rates continue to rise more and more homeowners are searching for ways to protect their family financially should anything happen in between. If...

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