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28 Nov 2015

Buy-to-let homes face higher stamp duty with Autumn Statement

Landlords of buy-to-let properties must pay much higher stamp duty land tax following the chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

20 Nov 2015

Building Societies could offer mortgages to older borrowers

Older borrowers could soon be offered mortgages into their 80s and 90s as building societies review their age limits.

24 Oct 2015

London leads sharp decline in sales for £1m plus properties

Sales of £1m plus properties are on average 11% in the first half of this year with London leading the fall according to data from Lloyds Bank.

14 Oct 2015

Mortgage lending falls by 9% with remortgage buyers leading the way

House purchase loans were 9% lower for the month of August according to the CML as remortgage buyers reducing by the largest amount.

10 Sep 2015

Help to Buy scheme for equity loans hits record numbers for June

The government’s Help to Buy scheme has hit record levels in June for the equity loan part with 4,745 completions.

29 Aug 2015

London among UK major cities with strong house price growth this year

Data from Hometrack show the top 20 UK cities with strong house price rise this year exceeding the national average.

12 Aug 2015

First time buyers boost mortgage lending in June with 24% more buyers

Mortgage lending by value to first time buyers increased 24% over the month following a poor first half of the year, says CML.

18 Jun 2015

Help to Buy schemes not as effective as house price rise slows

Annual house price rise in April is 5.5% down from 9.6% in March, says ONS, while the number of Help to Buy completions have decreased.

08 Jun 2015

Average house price are now over £195,000 as cash purchases reach record levels

Data from the Nationwide building society show a slight fall in house prices in May while cash buyers represent four out of ten purchases.

05 Jun 2015

Mortgage approvals in April rise to highest level since 2009

The number of mortgages approved in April increased 9.9%, the highest monthly rise for six years according to the Bank of England.

11 May 2015

UK house prices rise at 1.6% for the month, says Halifax

Data from the Halifax shows UK house prices increased by 1.6% last month and by 8.5% over the last year.

04 May 2015

Fixed rate mortgages hit record 1.09% lows but with high fees

A new two year fixed rate mortgage from the Co-Operative Bank offers only 1.09% interest and borrowers must pay a high £1,500 fee.

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