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Wage growth narrows home buyer affordability gap
24 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
UK wage growth has finally overtaken house price growth, meaning the property affordability gap is narrowing for some home buyers.
Read more40-year mortgage could open door to 3.25m FTBs
23 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Analysis by Santander shows that FTBs are spreading those repayments over a longer period of time.
Read moreFamily homes market has spring in its step
17 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
Family homes market has spring in its step
Read moreMore lenders offer low deposit mortgages to FTBs
16 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
More low-cost mortgages are now on offer to first-time buyers, with loans that require only a 5 percent deposit and reduced interest rates from many l...
Read moreLand Registry's digital signature speeds up remortgaging conveyancing
16 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Digital property transactions are fast becoming the norm as more home buyers sign their mortgage deeds online.
Read moreA third of all home movers are now last-time buyers
11 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer
A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) suggests almost 200,000 owner-occupier transactions in England are made by the...
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 moreSolicitor review underlines importance of Homeward Legal's fee transparency
09 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers are being hit with unexpected bills when their purchase is complete because solicitors aren't up front about their costs.
Read moreA decade to save a deposit but affordability improves
08 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers who don't have access to the Bank of Mum and Dad will take a decade to save for a deposit.
Read moreTwo-thirds of city dwellers willing to move to cut commute
04 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
70 percent of people would move house if it meant their work travel time was reduced, reflecting a growing desire for better work-life balance.
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