UK house prices have fallen unexpectedly in April for a second consecutive month, according to the building society Nationwide, as interest rate uncertainty and more…
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‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home
When Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the…
View More ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing homeUK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage ready
The weather is warming up, and so too is the property market, according to some reports – which may not be music to the ears…
View More UK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage readyDiary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’
I started looking into buying a property in June 2022 – partly driven by my parents, who thought the £2,040 a month I was paying…
View More Diary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’Mortgage reforms have excluded first-time buyers, say UK building societies
Mortgage reforms introduced after the 2008 banking crisis have “tilted too far” in support of financial stability to the point that first-time buyers are being…
View More Mortgage reforms have excluded first-time buyers, say UK building societiesUK house prices rise at strongest rate in a year
The outlook for the UK housing market is “more positive” as prices improved at their strongest rate in a year, according to Nationwide. The building…
View More UK house prices rise at strongest rate in a yearNumber of UK first-time buyers in 2023 was lowest in a decade
The number of first-time buyers who bought a home with a mortgage fell to its lowest level in a decade in 2023, according to a…
View More Number of UK first-time buyers in 2023 was lowest in a decadeUK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?
It has been a rollercoaster year in the mortgage world, with rates moving up and down with each new piece of economic data. The housing…
View More UK property market: what will happen to house prices and mortgage rates in 2024?First-time buyers in UK drop by a fifth as higher mortgage costs bite
The number of first-time buyers in the UK has fallen by more than a fifth, while homes in need of renovation are most in demand…
View More First-time buyers in UK drop by a fifth as higher mortgage costs biteHelp-to-buy delays leave borrowers unable to sell or remortgage and paying more
Juan Peña is “feeling a bit hopeless” after months of dealing with Homes England, the government body that ran the help-to-buy loan scheme. The doctor…
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