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1st-time buyer numbers back to pre-financial crash levels
06 Nov, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyer numbers in the UK have returned to the levels seen before the 2008 financial crisis.
Read moreMore UK homeowners choosing to improve and not move
05 Nov, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Remortgage
UK homeowners are opting to home improve rather than move according to research from Barclays Mortgages.
Read more1st-time buyers making greater sacrifices for home ownership
01 Nov, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
With house prices more than 15 times what they were 40 years, today's millennials are weighing up whether home ownership is something to aim for.
Read more500k english homes at risk of coastal flooding says new report
01 Nov, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
More than half a million properties in England are at risk of coastal flooding, according to a major new report on the expected impacts of climate cha...
Read moreChancellor extends 1st-time buyer Stamp Duty scheme in 2018 budget
29 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The exemptions on Stamp Duty Land Tax for first-time buyers are to be extended, has announced Chancellor Philip Hammond.
Read moreModular homes could be key for 1st-time buyers
24 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Increasing the number of modular or prefabricated homes on the property market could help first-time buyers get on to the housing ladder.
Read more1 in 5 buyers moves home to help their relatives out financially
22 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
A fifth of all home buyers say they move home because they need to provide financial support for relatives.
Read moreHomeowners access £11m a day in equity release
22 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Homeowners are withdrawing £11 million in property wealth every day in the UK to finance later life.
Read more1st-time buyer mortgages hit highest level in more than a year
19 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyer mortgages hit their highest level in more than a year in August as newcomers to home ownership secure their property.
Read moreUnfair' leasehold outlawed with new-builds sold as freehold
18 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Most new-build houses in England are to be sold as freehold to stop unfair leasehold practices, the Government has confirmed.
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