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Bank 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 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 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 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...
Read moreHomeowners and buyers admit confusion over mortgage jargon
19 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Almost two-thirds of home buyers and movers are confused by the terminology used by mortgage lenders and brokers.
Read moreHomeowning life expected to begin at 40
18 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Life begins at 40, so they say. That also seems to be the age many young people think they will have reached before they can afford to buy their first...
Read morePension fund backs proposal to let FTBs access retirement pot
15 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A proposal from the government that first-time buyers be allowed to use their future retirement pot to help them buy a home has been backed by a pensi...
Read moreGo green to reduce mortgage repayments and improve energy efficiency
11 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Green mortgages could help households save money on repayments and on their energy bills while also reducing emissions.
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