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Labour's radical right-to-buy proposal for private tenants
03 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
The Labour Party has put forward a radical policy proposal that would allow private housing tenants the right to buy from their landlords.
Read moreResearch shows 1st-time buyers more aware of Help to Buy schemes
03 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers are more aware than ever of schemes that can help them get on the property ladder, though two-thirds say they feel trapped in rentin...
Read moreRenting costs average 1st-time buyer £63k before buying
29 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Renting will cost the average British adult more than £63,000 until they can buy their own home, according to new research.
Read moreBank of Mum and Dad now UK's 10th biggest lender
28 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Bank of Mum and Dad is the UK's 10th-biggest lender, loaning or gifting a collective £6.3 billion in the last year alone to family members to buy...
Read moreShared ownership shake-up aims to boost lower-income home buyers
28 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A shake-up of the Government's Help to Buy's shared ownership model could help thousands more low earners become homeowners.
Read moreRevealed: most affordable cities for first-time buyers
21 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers are increasingly deciding to set up home in the regional cities in which they have been students.
Read moreHomeowners offered more choice of 10-year fixed-rate mortgages
21 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Savvy homeowners are locking into competitive fixed-rate deals to ensure their repayments stay affordable, and a rise in the number of 10-year fixed-r...
Read moreFirst-time buyers more confident in getting on property ladder
20 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers are ignoring the turmoil over Brexit and economic uncertainty to get on the property ladder as data from UK Finance shows their numb...
Read moreChancellor won't switch Stamp Duty liability to property sellers
20 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
A report in The Times had said Mr Javid was giving some thought to the proposal as a way of exempting first-time buyers from paying stamp duty at all.
Read moreHomeowners choosing to remortgage and extend
16 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
UK homeowners are choosing to stay put and extend and improve their current property rather than move home, according to new research from TSB.
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