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1st-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.
Read moreEssential information on shared ownership for 1st-time buyers
24 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
Shared ownership is one of the most popular elements of the Government's affordable homes schemes with around 200,000 shared ownership properties in t...
Read moreSpecialist lender offers 40-year mortgage to 1st-time buyers
24 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
With most lenders looking for a deposit of at least 15 percent, first-time buyers in the UK are struggling to save enough to buy their own home.
Read moreNorthern powerhouse leads way in UK's building boom
24 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
The Royal Mail has mapped the UK's building boom and pinpointed Manchester as the spot where the most plans for new developments have been submitted.
Read moreRadical reforms offer fairer deal for leasehold property owners
20 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Lease Extension
Radical reforms could make life easier for leaseholders who want to extend the lease on their property or buy the freehold.
Read more1st-time buyers applying for a mortgage are getting younger
19 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
According to Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, those who need a loan to get a foot on housing ladder for the first time are younger than they were five...
Read moreBack-to-school bounce for autumn property market
19 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Its figures indicated newly marketed properties are going up for sale with an asking price up 0l7 percent on the month, with the annual rise at 1.2 pe...
Read moreBlackpool is No.1 on top 10 of most affordable places for 1st-time buyers
12 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The top 10 most affordable places for first-time buyers to get their foot on the bottom rung of the housing ladder have been revealed by Post Office M...
Read more£1bn funding from Barclays to build new homes
12 Sep, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, Seller
Barclays is teaming up with Homes England to provide £1 billion in finance to help build thousands of new homes across England.
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