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Halifax's family boost mortgage aims to help more 1st-time buyers
16 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Halifax's Family Boost mortgage aims to make it easier for families to help the next generation get on the housing ladder.
Read moreHalf of UK is affordable for 1st-time buyers
11 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
More than half of all properties across the UK are affordable for first-time buyers, according to research by Post Office Money.
Read moreLabour's radical right-to-buy proposal for private tenants
03 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer
The Labour Party has put forward a radical policy proposal that would allow private housing tenants the right to buy from their landlords.
Read moreResearch shows 1st-time buyers more aware of Help to Buy schemes
03 Sep, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers are more aware than ever of schemes that can help them get on the property ladder, though two-thirds say they feel trapped in rentin...
Read moreBank of Mum and Dad now UK's 10th biggest lender
28 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Bank of Mum and Dad is the UK's 10th-biggest lender, loaning or gifting a collective £6.3 billion in the last year alone to family members to buy...
Read moreFirst-time buyers more confident in getting on property ladder
20 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers are ignoring the turmoil over Brexit and economic uncertainty to get on the property ladder as data from UK Finance shows their numb...
Read moreHomeowners choosing to remortgage and extend
16 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
UK homeowners are choosing to stay put and extend and improve their current property rather than move home, according to new research from TSB.
Read moreHouse prices reflect UK's economic uncertainty
15 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
The property market is 'treading water', but there are positive signs in the number of new buyer enquiries and a rise in mortgage approvals.
Read moreAbolish Stamp Duty on homes worth less than £500k says think-tank
08 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Think-tank Onward has called for Stamp Duty Land Tax to be abolished on all but the most expensive properties to shake up the housing market.
Read more15-year fixed-rate mortgage offers repayment certainty to home movers
05 Aug, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Virgin Money has launched a new 15-year fixed-rate mortgage deal that aims to remove the uncertainty of the financial markets from homeowners and move...
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