by | Aug 2, 2018 | Mortgages
The price of land for house building is continuing to rise in the UK but house price growth is now outpacing land value growth, having run in parallel since the economic downturn, the latest analysis shows. The growth in land values is led by a rise of 4.8% in...
by | Jul 26, 2018 | Mortgages
You don’t have to accept the first fee presented to you, as many agents will be prepared to negotiate High street estate agents cashed in on almost half-a-billion pounds over the past 12 months, over our reluctance to haggle over fees, said Housesimple.com. The...
by | Jul 20, 2018 | Mortgages
Almost half of brokers expect to complete more business in the second half of 2018 than they managed in the first half of the year. Mortgage Solutions polled brokers on their confidence levels for the rest of the year, with 47% of brokers forecasting they will have an...
by | Jul 10, 2018 | Mortgages
Mortgage restrictions could end reliance on property investment to drive economy Mortgage restrictions should be imposed on UK homebuyers by the Bank of England to prevent house prices rising for at least the next five years, a prominent left-of-centre thinktank has...
by | Jul 5, 2018 | Mortgages
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has raised expectations of an interest rate rise next month, after talking up the UK’s economic performance. Data points to a pick-up in growth in the second quarter of the year, after a disappointing start to 2018, according to...
by | Jun 27, 2018 | Mortgages
As part of a £9bn investment in affordable housing, the government confirmed a further £1.67bn to build 12,500 new homes outside the capital. Back in March, the government confirmed the same sum for 12,500 social rent homes in London. This funding will include homes...
