Government concern over use of Help to Buy for leasehold properties

02 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

Government concern over use of Help to Buy for leasehold properties

1st-time buyers save £159m on stamp duty relief but cash help may risk exemption

01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

Since the first-time buyer relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was introduced almost a year ago, 69,100 newcomers to home ownership have taken advant...

Older people need help in ‘rightsizing’ for property not ‘downsizing’ says report

01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase

Older people need help in 'rightsizing' for property not 'downsizing' says report

New online land register promises faster searches for home buyers

01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase

New online land register promises faster searches for home buyers

Factory-built modular homes offer solution to housing supply

28 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

Factory-built modular homes offer solution to housing supply

Liverpool leads way in UK house price rises

28 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase

Liverpool leads way in UK house price rises

Bradford is UK’s cheapest spot for 1st-time buyers

27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

Bradford is the cheapest UK city for first-time buyers, according to new research. The average house in the West Yorkshire city sells for £113,500, le...

1st-time buyers now need average salary of £53k

27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

A first-time buyer needs a salary of £53,000 to buy a home in the UK's biggest cities. New data suggests the average income needed to finance a home p...

45,000 1st-time buyer sales delayed by Help to Buy ISA

26 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

A quarter of first-time buyers are baffled by the Help to Buy ISA, saying the Government's assistance scheme is misleading or unhelpful.Research by fi...

Essential information on shared ownership for 1st-time buyers

24 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer

Shared ownership is one of the most popular elements of the Government's affordable homes schemes with around 200,000 shared ownership properties in t...

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