Britain is approaching the end of a property price boom. Asking prices have risen for the fifth month in a row to reach another record high, with buyers facing an average price tag of more than £300,000. In just one year, house prices have shot up by more than 10 per cent, according to Nationwide. … Read more
Britain is approaching the end of a property price boom. Asking prices have risen for the fifth month in a row to reach another record high, with buyers facing an average price tag of more than £300,000. In just one year, house prices have shot up by more than 10 per cent, according to Nationwide. … Read more
A new company that helps parents take out second mortgages to pay their children’s school fees claims it will help open up private education to families who can’t currently afford it. Secta Finance, launched by former Specsavers executive Joe Hill, will broker second charge mortgages and remortgages on the family home. This will allow parents, … Read more
A new company that helps parents take out second mortgages to pay their children’s school fees claims it will help open up private education to families who can’t currently afford it. Secta Finance, launched by former Specsavers executive Joe Hill, will broker second charge mortgages and remortgages on the family home. This will allow parents, … Read more
Stamp duty calculator: How much tax would you pay and what could you save in the holiday? By Simon Lambert For This Is Money Published: 14:52 BST, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 16 June 2021 The stamp duty holiday deadline was extended from 31 March to 30 June 2021, in the March Budget. … Read more
Mortgage rates have continued to hit record lows, as HSBC launched its first sub-1 per cent deal in more than five years. The lender has cut the rate on its two-year fixed product for those with deposits or equity of at least 40 per cent by 0.05 per cent, bringing it down to 0.99 per … Read more
Mortgage rates have continued to hit record lows, as HSBC launched its first sub-1 per cent deal in more than five years. The lender has cut the rate on its two-year fixed product for those with deposits or equity of at least 40 per cent by 0.05 per cent, bringing it down to 0.99 per … Read more
UK house prices dipped in April as buyers lowered their offers in anticipation of the stamp duty holiday ending, official figures have shown. Prices fell 1.9 per cent between March and April according to the Office for National Statistics’ April House Price Index. This meant the average house price fell back around £5,000 to £250,772 … Read more
UK house prices dipped in April as buyers lowered their offers in anticipation of the stamp duty holiday ending, official figures have shown. Prices fell 1.9 per cent between March and April according to the Office for National Statistics’ April House Price Index. This meant the average house price fell back around £5,000 to £250,772 … Read more
Many homeowners may have welcomed the stratospheric rises in property prices we have seen this year, as they have increased the value of their most important asset. The typical home was worth nearly £262,000 in May, according to the latest Halifax price index. This is £22,000 more than in May 2020. Prices are tipped to … Read more