by | Feb 25, 2020 | Mortgages
Homebuyers are to be given fresh help with rogue builders and shoddy work by a New Homes Ombudsman. Housebuilders will be obliged to join the ombudsman so all homebuyers can get issues resolved. Developers will be forced to pay compensation for substandard finishes on...
by | Feb 20, 2020 | Mortgages
Law firm Collyer Bristow has warned that second homeowners and property investors are to be hit by changes to Capital Gains Tax. Homeowners, second homeowners and property investors who cannot rely on the principal private residence relief and sell a property face a...
by | Nov 8, 2019 | Mortgages
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.75%. The nine-member committee voted 7-2 to hold the rate. Jonathan Haskell and Michael Saunders voted to lower the Bank Rate, believing the weakening economy called for...
by | Aug 27, 2019 | Mortgages
Parents spend so much money to get their children onto the housing ladder that they are now among the biggest lenders in the UK, a survey suggests. The average parental contribution for homebuyers this year is £24,100, up by more than £6,000 compared to last year,...
by | Aug 22, 2019 | Mortgages
Lenders reject 33 per cent of customers as they do not meet their full lending criteria, according to data from Experian. Its analysis also found that just 3.5 per cent of people searching for a mortgage were eligible for every deal on the market. According to...
by | Mar 7, 2019 | Mortgages
The gap is closing but who is better off by £366 a year – tenants or homebuyers? The gap between the cost of buying a home and renting one is down 59%, to its lowest level in nine years, according to Halifax. Buyers are now saving an average £366 a year compared...
