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CML: Mortgage lending data shows signs of positivity

New data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) about the lending figures across the UK have shown that there has been a sizeable increase in how much money banks were affording to people looking to buy homes.  However, the organisation has moved to urge people not to see the figures as too outstanding, adding that there were extenuating circumstances that ...

9 hours ago

Is now the time to sell? Property prices on the rise

For many people across the UK in recent times, it has been very difficult to find themselves a buyer for their properties for sale in order that they can move up the ladder, with many having to turn to other options such as letting their house or simply staying put for the time being. However, if you have found yourself in this situation in the few years since the financial ...

9 hours ago

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First-time buyers boosted by falling mortgage rates

First-time buyers are seeing a little bit more light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to getting on the property ladder and investing in houses for sale. Figures from Moneyfacts revealed that those who can only muster up a small deposit are now able to take advantage of lower rates. With a ten per cent deposit rates have gone down by 1.5 percentage points since May ...

14 hours ago

Greater number of homes being built in the UK

The rate of house building in the UK has increased in the early part of 2013 as more builders get confident in the wake of the Help to Buy announcement by the government at the end of March. The Department of Communities and Local Government has said that the number of homes being built across the country in the first quarter of the year was four per cent higher than at the ...

18 hours ago

SmartNewHomes: New build prices rising

The price of new houses across the UK is increasing at the moment, largely boosted by the fact the government has introduced help to improve conditions in the sector and get more people in general buying their own properties rather than renting in the long term. On March 20th, the chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget speech that the flagship NewBuy scheme ...

18 hours ago

DIY advice: More Brits now turning to home improvements

In recent years, there have been numerous problems that have stopped many of us moving home. From an inability to be able to get a new mortgage to upgrade and move to a bigger house and difficulties in attracting a buyer for our own current properties, the average British owner has not had their problems to seek. However, according to new research, many people are now using ...

18 hours ago

Knight Frank property price index shows confidence in homeowners

People in the UK are now more confident about the price they will be able to receive when selling through estate agents, a new study has discovered. According to the latest figures from Markit and Knight Frank, London is leading the way as usual, with the sentiment index, which indicates confidence, going from 70.8 in April to 76.3 in May. However, across the whole of the ...

20th May 2013

Buy-to-let economics: How to secure the best rental profit

Getting a return on your property investment is the main aim when it comes to buying, no matter how serious you are about the whole thing, so when it comes to it, you need to make sure you know the best way to get a maximum return on your investment. For this, it is all about being aware of what the market it doing and how it performs at any one time. For example, ...

20th May 2013

UK housing market activity rose in April 2013

Activity in the UK housing market rose once again in April of 2013 as more people looked to get their hands on properties for sale, a new study has shown. The spring period is typically the season where more people decide to try to buy, with the nicer weather enticing buyers to come out and see what is on offer in the property market and this has proved to be the case in ...

20th May 2013

RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Benefits of a garden are endless

Managing to find someone to buy your properties for sale across the UK at the moment can be a bit more challenging than it once was in the past. However, for those looking to offload a home, it is vital to know the best way to do so by employing different tactics throughout the year. According to one expert, different seasons and cultural happenings will change what people ...

20th May 2013

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