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Equity release on the increase as older homeowners cash in
05 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Older homeowners are taking advantage of an increase in the number of products now available in the equity release market.
Read moreA fifth of homebuyers bypass traditional lenders for alternative finance
03 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
The alternatives include crowdfunding, unregulated loans and mezzanine financing, a complex type of business funding.
Read moreGovernment concern over use of Help to Buy for leasehold properties
02 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Government minister in charge of England's housing is to examine how the Help to Buy equity loan scheme
Read more1st-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...
Read moreOlder people need help in'rightsizing' for property not 'downsizing' says report
01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
More help must be offered to older people looking to downsize their property for something more suitable. A major new report is calling on local autho...
Read moreNew online land register promises faster searches for home buyers
01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Sweeping changes in the way people buy a home in England and Wales are underway with Liverpool one of the first cities to move to a new online land re...
Read moreFactory-built modular homes offer solution to housing supply
28 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A major financial services company is leading the way in manufacturing modular homes that could provide a solution to the lack of housing supply in th...
Read moreLiverpool 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
Read moreBradford is UK's cheapest spot for 1st-time buyers
27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The average house in the West Yorkshire city sells for £113,500, less than a quarter of what a first-time buyer would have to fork out for a property...
Read more1st-time buyers now need average salary of £53k
27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New data suggests the average income needed to finance a home purchase has risen by 18 percent in the last three years, well above the rate at which e...
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