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A fifth of homebuyers bypass traditional lenders for alternative finance
03 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
The alternatives include crowdfunding, unregulated loans and mezzanine financing, a complex type of business funding.
Read moreGovernment concern over use of Help to Buy for leasehold properties
02 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The Government minister in charge of England's housing is to examine how the Help to Buy equity loan scheme
Read more1st-time buyers save £159m on Stamp Duty relief but cash help may risk exemption
01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Since the first-time buyer relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was introduced almost a year ago, 69,100 newcomers to home ownership have taken advant...
Read moreOlder people need help in'rightsizing' for property not 'downsizing' says report
01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase
More help must be offered to older people looking to downsize their property for something more suitable. A major new report is calling on local autho...
Read moreNew online land register promises faster searches for home buyers
01 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Sweeping changes in the way people buy a home in England and Wales are underway with Liverpool one of the first cities to move to a new online land re...
Read moreFactory-built modular homes offer solution to housing supply
28 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A major financial services company is leading the way in manufacturing modular homes that could provide a solution to the lack of housing supply in th...
Read moreLiverpool leads way in UK house price rises
28 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Liverpool leads way in UK house price rises
Read moreBradford is UK's cheapest spot for 1st-time buyers
27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The average house in the West Yorkshire city sells for £113,500, less than a quarter of what a first-time buyer would have to fork out for a property...
Read more1st-time buyers now need average salary of £53k
27 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New data suggests the average income needed to finance a home purchase has risen by 18 percent in the last three years, well above the rate at which e...
Read more45,000 1st-time buyer sales delayed by Help to Buy ISA
26 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
A quarter of first-time buyers are baffled by the Help to Buy ISA, saying the Government's assistance scheme is misleading or unhelpful.
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