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Home buyers in dark over solicitor referral fees
11 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers talked into using the conveyancing solicitor by their estate agent have no idea if the estate agent then receives commission for introduci...
Read moreThink-tank calls for property levy to replace council tax and Stamp Duty
09 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
A major think-tank has called for stamp duty and council tax to be scrapped and replaced by a levy based on a property's current market value.
Read moreLondon has most properties bought with Help to Buy
08 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New research has revealed the property hotspots for those using Help to Buy to purchase a home in England.
Read moreFewer properties on sale adds up to a seller's market
08 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase, Seller
Fewer properties on sale adds up to a seller's market
Read moreEquity release on the increase as older homeowners cash in
05 Oct, 2018/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Older homeowners are taking advantage of an increase in the number of products now available in the equity release market.
Read moreA 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...
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