Search Results for: Mortgages
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Housing Market
Mortgage figures hold up despite property tax ‘bombshell’
New figures from the Bank of England show mortgage approvals were up 800 in July, with a drop in remortgages.
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Housing Market
Buyers demanding mortgage broker fee breakdowns after BBC probe
Just a month after conditional selling hit the headlines, brokerage head Gerard Boon says nearly all mortgage borrowers want clear information about commission.
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Regulation & Law
Council makes shock move to seize control of landlord’s rental properties
In an unprecedented move, Merton Council has forcibly taken over the long-term running of landlord’s rental properties after he repeatedly failed to license them
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Housing Market
Brokers report big affordability improvements for home buyers
More relaxed lending criteria has transformed buyer behaviour as first-time buyers skip flats and go straight for family homes.
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Housing Market
Housing market still tough for tenants despite rent rises cooling
Despite official data showing easing relationships between supply and demand, experts say market still has too few homes to rent.
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Housing Market
Industry reacts as shock inflation rise ends hopes of base rate cut
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) hit 3.8% last month, up from 3.6% in June and is likely to reach at least 4% in September.
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Land & New Homes
‘Failing’ London Mayor to miss home building target
Sadiq Khan oversaw only 347 new build starts between April and June despite having a target of thousands to achieve.
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Housing Market
Couples given £130,000 boost under new mortgage rules
Santander's decision to relax its home loan criteria benefits both couples and single borrowers, who can now secure much larger mortgages.
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Kate Faulkner
HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS: what’s behind supply and demand statistics
Property sales supply and demand appears to be less reactionary to market trends and headlines, reports Kate Faulkner.
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Agencies & People
REVEALED: How vendors decide which estate agent to instruct
While fewer than half of vendors say ask for quotations from three agents, 15% only ask for one and most think 'localness' is most important, not fees level.
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