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Leasehold reform should make system simpler and cheaper
14 Jan, 2020/ by Homeward Legal /Lease Extension
The Law Commission wants to make it easier and cheaper for leasehold homeowners to extend their lease or buy the freehold.
Read more1st-time buyer numbers up again but home deposit still an issue
07 Jan, 2020/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyer numbers in the UK are continuing to recover, but raising a home deposit is still an issue for many aiming to become homeowners.
Read moreNationwide calls on government to back empty homes fund
06 Jan, 2020/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Nationwide is leading calls for the Government to establish a fund that will help fill 226,000 empty homes in England.
Read more1st-time buyer numbers at highest level since 2007
03 Jan, 2020/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Figures for newcomers to home ownership are slowly returning to the levels they reached before the financial crisis of 2007-09.
Read moreUK house prices treble in 20 years
02 Jan, 2020/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase, Seller
Analysis by the Halifax has revealed that the Average Price of a home has risen by an incredible 207 percent in the last 20 years.
Read moreWhat's ahead in the property market in 2020?
19 Dec, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
What will 2020 bring to the UK property market? House prices, stamp duty changes and Brexit will all shape the circumstances for home buyers and selle...
Read moreCompetition among lenders boosts mortgage deals for 1st-time buyers
16 Dec, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
As a result of the competition, lenders are cutting the repayment rates on the deals they have on offer for newbies to home ownership.
Read moreThe nation's busiest time for online house-hunting revealed
12 Dec, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
When is your best time to go online house-hunting? New data shows 8.48 pm on Wednesdays is the busiest time to browse online for a home.
Read moreWeekend penalty' could mean extra remortgaging costs
10 Dec, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
Homeowners could be facing hidden and additional costs with the 'weekend penalty' when they remortgage by switching to a new lender.
Read moreHome sellers and buyers get set for boxing day bounce
03 Dec, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Seller
For home buyers and sellers, the festive period is the property market's new seasonal peak, thanks to the Boxing Day bounce.
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