by | Oct 30, 2018 | Mortgages
Chancellor Philip Hamond has detailed the numbers his government has promised to spend in the pursuit of building more houses. “I can announce today a further £500m for the housing infrastructure fund to unlock a further 650,000 homes,” Hammond said as he delivered...
by | Oct 19, 2018 | Mortgages
The Home Owners Alliance (HOA) has revealed it is examining cases where consumers have been charged massive rates of commission by estate agents when conducting auctions on individual property sales. The consumer representation group also highlighted the continuing...
by | Oct 2, 2018 | Mortgages
“New homes should be covered by an Ombudsman, as consumers have no idea that when they buy a new home directly from a developer they will have no access to a redress scheme. ” Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, James...
by | Oct 1, 2018 | Mortgages
Prices are growing fastest in the UK’s most affordable cities Liverpool is the fastest growing city for house prices in the UK, with an annual rate of inflation of 7.5%, according to Hometrack. The Northern powerhouse is followed by Glasgow (7.2%) and Nottingham...
by | Sep 26, 2018 | Mortgages
One in four first-time buyers claim the government’s Help to Buy ISA is misleading and unhelpful because savings can’t be used towards a deposit for a home. Research from OneFamily suggests this flaw has delayed 45,000 first-time buyers from getting on the housing...
by | Aug 28, 2018 | Mortgages
The latest UK Cities House Price Index House from Hometrack has found that prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during the height of the financial crisis. Prices in Belfast, Liverpool and Aberdeen are still...