November 25th, 2015
Private Buy to Let investors hoping for a quiet afternoon as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement were in for a rude awakening this afternoon, as he pledged to hike Stamp Duty rates from next year.
November 19th, 2015
House prices rose by 6.1% in the 12 months to September, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
That means the average house in the UK now stands at a value of £286,000, following steady rolling incr... Read More
November 18th, 2015
Britain’s building societies have pledged to review maximum age limits for borrowers. Those looking to buy, move or remortgage who are either older or looking to take the term of their mortgage past their state retiremen... Read More
November 12th, 2015
Despite the strong predictions from leading economists and strong warnings from the Bank of England to the contrary, we have come no closer to an interest rate increases in 2015. Comments attributed to the governor of the ... Read More
November 10th, 2015
Contractor friendly lender Clydesdale Bank have this week launched an exclusive product available to Contractor Mortgages Made Easy.
The mortgage will be available to first time buyers and home movers with as little... Read More
November 5th, 2015
The Bank of England has today kept its Base Rate at 0.5%, following the monthly meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in London.
Whilst signs in early 2015 suggested a rate increase prior to the end of year, they... Read More
November 3rd, 2015
It has been confirmed that a change in legislation, due to take affect from Wednesday, will allow various government department’s access to the public’s internet and social media search history. The primary aim of the ... Read More
October 27th, 2015
Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK economy grew by 0.5% from July to September, compared to 0.7% in the previous quarter.
While many analysts predicted a growth of 0.6... Read More
October 22nd, 2015
The government has announced today that from February 1st 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their property.
Private landlords ... Read More
October 20th, 2015
Property values had seemingly plateaued in September, for the first time since the end of the credit crunch. The minimal increase in values during October is the smallest seen on record, since the same period in 2010. Data... Read More
