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Shared 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.
Read moreHouse prices reflect UK's economic uncertainty
15 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
The property market is 'treading water', but there are positive signs in the number of new buyer enquiries and a rise in mortgage approvals.
Read moreHalifax hosts Manchester events to support 1st-time buyers
14 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A series of first-time buyer events will run across the city, helping thousands of people in Manchester navigate the mortgage minefield
Read moreAbolish Stamp Duty on homes worth less than £500k says think-tank
08 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Think-tank Onward has called for Stamp Duty Land Tax to be abolished on all but the most expensive properties to shake up the housing market.
Read more15-year fixed-rate mortgage offers repayment certainty to home movers
05 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Virgin Money has launched a new 15-year fixed-rate mortgage deal that aims to remove the uncertainty of the financial markets from homeowners and move...
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