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HMRC halves deadline for payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
22 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland now have just 14 days in which to pay the outstanding Stamp Duty Land Tax they owe on a property purchase.
Read moreHomeowners' equity release funds are financing 46 FTBs every week
19 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Analysis by Canada Life Home Finance shows one in 34 equity release customers in 2018 handed some of the finance from their own property to a family m...
Read moreBuilding society's 5% deposit offer to 1st-time buyers
08 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers who live in specific postcodes in the south of England could take advantage of a mortgage deal that means they only need a 5 percent...
Read moreSecond steppers need average £75k to move up property ladder
08 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
First-time homeowners who are ready to move on to their second property will have to find an extra £75,388 on average for their next purchase.
Read moreFigures show home buyers are still better off than renters
07 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
The gap between the costs of renting and buying is narrowing, but those who buy a home are still better off than those who remain tenants.
Read moreFTBs should look north for most affordable places to buy
27 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
In the Halifax First-Time Buyer Review, the district of Pendle in Lancashire topped the list of local authority districts where affordability for FTBs...
Read moreFTBs confused by home-buying jargon
22 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Jargon used in property buying and mortgage lending is bamboozling first-time buyers.More than half (52 percent) of FTBs don't understand how a Help t...
Read moreHome ownership now happens later in life for brits
20 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home ownership is starting at a later age for Britons, as affordability and availability take their toll on the housing market.
Read moreFTB affordability at its best in 8 years
19 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Property is more affordable than it has been in a decade, according to the latest house price index by online listings agent Rightmove. Spring usually...
Read moreFTBs unwilling to 'chase the market' and pay higher prices
14 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Generally FTBs have been seen to be willing to chase the market to secure the property they want, outbidding more seasoned homeowners.
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