The government’s Help to Buy scheme has hit record levels in June for the equity loan part with 4,745 completions.
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Data from Hometrack show the top 20 UK cities with strong house price rise this year exceeding the national average.
The Land Registry report shows the number of sales in England & Wales has reduced by 15% while house prices have continued to increase.
The number of remortgage buyers increased by 30% in June as homeowners change to cheap fixed rate loans before interest rates rise.
The Council of Mortgage lenders has reported mortgage loans for house buyers reached £22 billion in July, a new post-crash record.
Mortgage lending by value to first time buyers increased 24% over the month following a poor first half of the year, says CML.
The pace of house price inflation picked up last month and is starting to match earnings growth according to the mortgage lender Nationwide.
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show mortgage lending has recovered since the election and reached a seven year high.
A new report from the Halifax shows average house prices are now over £200,000 pushed higher with a housing supply shortage.
Buy-to-let landlords will be restricted to only four properties and a lower £2 million maximum portfolio size.