Long Term Fixed Rates Expectations for an interest rate rise may have eased over the last
couple of months, but even so borrowers are beginning to plan for the future,
and think about what it will mean for them when rates do...
House Prices Rise
but Regional Gap Widens Recent figures indicate that UK house prices are continuing
to rise. Nationwide’s house price index
showed that UK prices rose by 0.5% in September. That meant that the...
ECONOMIC NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 2015 At the beginning of November, the Bank of England’s Monetary
Policy Committee voted by eight to one to maintain interest rates at 0.5 per
cent. The Bank also signalled that a hike in interest rates...
Stamp Duty
Increase for Landlords and Multiple Homeowners In the Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced
a substantial increase in Stamp Duty on the purchase of additional residential
properties. That will...
In early October, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee held its monthly meeting and voted by eight to one to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5 per cent. Ian McCafferty was the dissenting voice who voted for a...
LAND REGISTRY DATA: SEPTEMBER 2015 (released 28 October 2015)
The September 2015 Land Registry data showed a monthly increase in average house prices across England and Wales of 1.0 per cent. In London, prices increased by 1.8 per...
95% Normal
The launch of the government’s Help To Buy Guarantee scheme in late 2013 gave much-needed help to buyers with small deposits.
The scheme gives an insurance policy to lenders (paid for by the government), to...
Buy to Let continues to grow
The popularity of the Buy to Let market shows little sign of slowing. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML) figures for July, lending to Buy to Let landlords saw an increase of...
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