8 Total Articles

Stamp Duty Hike

Posted on Monday, December 14, 2015 | Selling

Economy News - October 2015

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2015 | Selling

In early October, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee held its monthly meeting and voted by eight to one to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent. Ian McCafferty was the dissenting voice who voted for a quarter-point rate...

Land Registry Data SEPT2015 Added:05/11/2015

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2015 | Selling

LAND REGISTRY DATA: SEPTEMBER 2015 (released 28 October 2015) The September 2015 Land Registry data showed a monthly increase in average house prices across England and Wales of 1.0 per cent. In London, prices increased by 1.8 per cent, well...

95% Mortgages come back to the market

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015 | Selling

The launch of the government’s Help To Buy Guarantee scheme in late 2013 gave much-needed help to buyers with small deposits.

Buy to Let continues to grow

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015 | Selling

The popularity of the Buy to Let market shows little sign of slowing. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML) figures for July, lending to Buy to Let landlords saw an increase of nearly 12% on the previous month and 52% year on year.

Economic News 24 September 2015

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015 | Selling

At its meeting in early September, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent by an eight to one majority; Ian MacCafferty was the dissenter who voted for an increase in the interest rate...

Interest Only Borrowers need to plan

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015 | Selling

Citizens Advice has warned that there could be almost a million mortgage borrowers with an interest only mortgage but no plan as to how they will repay the mortgage.

LAND REGISTRY DATA: AUGUST 2015 (released 28 September 2015)

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015 | Selling

The August 2015 Land Registry data showed a monthly increase in average house prices across England and Wales of 0.5 per cent. In London prices increased by 1.7 per cent, exceeding all other regions; the East Midlands, Yorkshire & The Humber, and...