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House price growth in London rose by 2.4% in the final three months of 2019 – the first annual increase in six quarters, analysis of LonRes prime London sales data has found. Competition has ramped up in prime areas, with transactions across prime London rising by 34% in Q4 2019 year-on-year. Marcus Dixon, head of […]
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Bridging lender Hope Capital had its busiest ever January, with enquiries rising sixfold compared to the same month last year. The lender also saw the average loan value rise by 20% year-on-year. It almost trebled the number of cases funded compared to the average of the three previous months, with 57% more deals undertaking valuations. […]
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Homebuilder Miller Homes has raised over £500,000 for charity Habitat for Humanity Great Britain in the past three years. The money was raised for Global Village, which has seen Miller Homes teams help to build 10 ‘Habitat homes’ for orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi over the course of three trips. The money was raised through […]
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Annual house price growth reached 4.1% in January 2020, Halifax’s House Price Index has found. On a monthly basis prices jumped by by 0.4%, bringing quarterly growth to 2.3%. Russell Galley, managing director of Halifax, said: “A number of important market indicators continue to show signs of improvement. We have seen a pick-up in transactions […]
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The news that self-employed people find it harder to get a mortgage than those with bad credit comes as a surprise. Apparently just 76% of self-employed applications are approved, far less than those with bad credit (89%). It doesn’t seem to make sense, given that being self-employed is more of a lifestyle decision than having […]
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The number of property sales in Cork rose by 5.9% in 2019 compared to the year before, though there were 2.2% fewer in Dublin, MyHome.ie’s analysis of the Property Price Register has revealed. There were 6,447 sales in Cork, with the number in Dublin totalling 18,247. The county of Wicklow saw the biggest sales increase […]
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MPs are set to end the freeze on benefits today by agreeing to increase income-related benefits by the rate of inflation. The change should mean that Local Housing Allowance rates for private renters will rise by 1.7% from April 1, which could see 900,000 people get an extra £10 a month. However, Citizens Advice research […]
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Assured Sale and Progression (ASAP) has launched a proposition guaranteeing no-sale, no-fee on all legal costs and disbursements, including searches. The service reduces the average transaction time from sale agreed to exchange to 77 days on average – seven weeks faster than the industry average. Having tested the proposition, the business is now rolling out […]
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Aldermore Bank has relaunched its buy-to-let proposition, which includes a fee-free 5-year fix at 3.48% for individual landlords. The maximum loan limits have been increased from £600,000 to £1m to 75% LTV, and from £400,000 to £500,000 to 80% LTV. Meanwhile maximum terms have been extended from 35 to 40 years. Damian Thompson, group managing […]
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Just 76% of self-employed applications are approved, far less than those with bad credit (89%), Trussle’s Mortgage Saver Review found. Those at a high loan-to-value had more success, at 85%, first-time buyers had a 90% approval rate, while the retired were accepted 86% of the time. Miles Robinson, head of mortgages at Trussle, said: “The […]
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