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1st-time buyer mortgages hit highest level in more than a year
19 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyer mortgages hit their highest level in more than a year in August as newcomers to home ownership secure their property.
Read moreUnfair' leasehold outlawed with new-builds sold as freehold
18 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Most new-build houses in England are to be sold as freehold to stop unfair leasehold practices, the Government has confirmed.
Read moreHomeward Legal's parent company NAHL enjoys winning feeling
18 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Remortgage, Sale & Purchase, Seller, Transfer of Equity
Providing great customer service is the No.1 priority for Homeward Legal. And that ethos of ensuring satisfaction also runs through our company DNA.
Read moreMortgage lenders warn of 'cliff-edge' for 1st-time buyers over Help to Buy changes
12 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has issued a warning that without clarity over the future of the scheme, the housing market could...
Read moreTax break could help tenants buy their home from buy-to-let landlords
12 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Renters should be offered the chance to buy their home from a private landlord if they have rented it for more than three years.
Read morePolicy shift needed to increase home ownership among the young
11 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The IFS says rising house prices benefit older generations while keeping younger people out of the home ownership market.
Read moreHome buyers in dark over solicitor referral fees
11 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers talked into using the conveyancing solicitor by their estate agent have no idea if the estate agent then receives commission for introduci...
Read moreThink-tank calls for property levy to replace council tax and Stamp Duty
09 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
A major think-tank has called for stamp duty and council tax to be scrapped and replaced by a levy based on a property's current market value.
Read moreLondon has most properties bought with Help to Buy
08 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New research has revealed the property hotspots for those using Help to Buy to purchase a home in England.
Read moreFewer properties on sale adds up to a seller's market
08 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Fewer properties on sale adds up to a seller's market
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