UK house price growth slows in April, says Nationwide UK house price growth slowed in April, following the surge of buying in March, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The annual pace of house price growth slowed to 4.9% in April, compared with 5.7% in the previous month. In April alone, house prices rose by […]
Lifespan gap ‘widening between rich and poor’ The gap between the lifespans of rich and poor people in England and Wales is rising for the first time since the 1870s, researchers have suggested. Everyone is living longer but rich people’s lives are extending faster, the City University London study says. Better life expectancy narrowed the […]
‘Bank of mum and dad’ lends £5bn a year in UK, says L&G Lending from parents to help their children get on the UK property ladder will amount to £5bn in 2016, according to data from Legal & General (L&G). L&G says it means the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will help to finance […]
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House prices are set for a slowdown following the buy-to-let buying rush. The RICS says that uncertainty will be fuelled by Stamp Duty changes, a weaker pound, Brexit and devolved elections. The RICS says that only 17% of its members expect to see house prices rise over the next three months, compared with 44% in […]
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Nothing like it since before the crash – property sales soar ahead of Stamp Duty hike. The property market sprang into life during March with the highest number of home sales since 2007, data from LSL Property Services this morning revealed. Its latest House Price Index for March recorded 80,000 property transactions and found house […]
First-time buyer activity surged in March. Connells Survey & Valuation says it carried out 41% more valuations for first-time buyers compared with February, and 15% more than in March 2015. Altogether, it says the total number of valuations carried out last month was up 8% year on year, and up by 21% compared with February. […]
Buy-to-let landlords have dealt with the prospect of the end of mortgage interest relief and increasing Stamp Duty costs in recent weeks, but finally there could be some good news. Rates for buy-to-let mortgages have fallen to record lows, according to comparison website Moneyfacts. The average two-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage has fallen from 5.21% […]
Annual house price inflation tops 10% – but it may have peaked. House prices in the three months to March were 10.1 per cent higher than in the same quarter a year earlier according to the latest figures from the Halifax – but some market analysts say the market may now have peaked. Prices rose […]
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