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Leading estate agent cashes in on equity release boom
09 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Leading estate agent Knight Frank has set up its own equity release advice service for older homeowners.
Read moreGovernment outlaws sale of new homes as leasehold
02 Jul, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
The Government has announced an immediate ban on selling homes with an unnecessary leasehold and reduced ground rents on new leases to zero.
Read moreMillennials as likely to own 2nd home as baby boomers
24 Jun, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New research has revealed that the numbers of those with a second home, buy-to-let or overseas property has doubled since 2001.
Read moreWhat you need to get a quote for conveyancing costs
31 May, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Remortgage, Sale & Purchase, Seller, Transfer of Equity
For example, you might want a quote that includes all the disbursements and additional fees. These are the costs that a conveyancing solicitor is obli...
Read moreNationwide turns back the clock to build homes again
10 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
In their early days, Britain's building societies not only loaned money to those buying a home but also built properties for sale.
Read moreWhy the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
26 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Why the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
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 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 moreConfident FTBs happy to go alone when buying
05 Feb, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Nottingham analysis revealed that 58 percent of FTBs across the UK would buy as part of a couple with 9 percent purchasing a property with friends...
Read moreLloyds new 1st-time buyer mortgage also rewards Bank of Mum and Dad
29 Jan, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Lloyds Bank has launched a new mortgage for first-time buyers that will also benefit the Bank of Mum and Dad.
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