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FTB sales hit 7-month high as demand soars
29 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New analysis by estate agent body NAEA Propertymark has revealed FTB buyer sales hit a seven-month high in February.
Read moreDevelopers sign pledge for fairer leasehold system
29 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Some of the UK's biggest property developers have committed to freeing leaseholders who are trapped in "onerous deals".
Read moreRise in gazundering a worry for home sellers
27 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Sale & Purchase, Seller
Rise in gazundering a worry for home sellers
Read moreLenders target FTBs with competitive mortgage deals
26 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New research from moneyfacts.co.uk has revealed that interest rates for borrowers with only a 5 percent deposit have fallen from an average 4.19 perce...
Read moreWhy the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
26 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Why the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
Read moreHMRC halves deadline for payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
22 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland now have just 14 days in which to pay the outstanding Stamp Duty Land Tax they owe on a property purchase.
Read moreBath named best spot for UK's FTBs
20 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers should go west for their best chance of getting on the housing ladder. Bath has been named by moneysupermarket.com as the UK's best...
Read moreMPs demand urgent reform of England's leasehold system
20 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Lease Extension
MPs have demanded urgent reform to England's leasehold system, claiming it is flawed and leaves homeowners at risk of exploitation.
Read moreHomeowners' equity release funds are financing 46 FTBs every week
19 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Analysis by Canada Life Home Finance shows one in 34 equity release customers in 2018 handed some of the finance from their own property to a family m...
Read moreBuilding society's 5% deposit offer to 1st-time buyers
08 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers who live in specific postcodes in the south of England could take advantage of a mortgage deal that means they only need a 5 percent...
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