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First-time buyers in Vaduz, Bern and Copenhagen can save up for a home the quickest, according to a new report – while those in Zagreb and Monaco could have to wait a whopping 25 years. The research by housebuilder Barratt Homes, which used statistics from the Numbeo global index, looked at how fast people could … Read more

The rush to get property deals over the line before the stamp duty holiday ends on 31 March has been laid bare in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs today.  In December last year, the number of residential sales was over 30 per cent higher than during the same month back in 2019. On … Read more

Fifteen hotspots have been unveiled as the most desirable places to live across England and Wales in terms of quality of life, with a particular emphasis on architecture and access to nature. Bath in Somerset, Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire, Ilfracombe in Devon and Canterbury in Kent made up the top five of … Read more

Home repossessions set to surge tenfold next year as support schemes dry up By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 Home repossessions may surge tenfold in 2022, banking body UK Finance warns. Millions of borrowers have struggled to pay their mortgages in … Read more

Pandemic pushes older homeowners into thinking about downsizing earlier than planned By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 19 January 2021 The pandemic has pushed nearly two million older homeowners to think about downsizing earlier than planned, new figures reveal. The survey of those … Read more

The stamp duty holiday’s days are numbered. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to have ruled out an extension to the tax break that ignited the housing market in the pandemic and saved buyers more than £3 billion. And as the clock now ticks towards the deadline on March 31, movers are being urged to put … Read more

The average first-time buyer must save more than a year’s salary to put down a deposit on a house, according to new data. A 20 per cent deposit on a home now equates to 104 per cent of annual pre-tax income of the average worker, Nationwide Building Society says. This figure, which applies to the … Read more

Hope for home buyers? A 110k-strong petition forces parliament to debate a six-month extension to stamp duty holiday The tax break, which saves buyers up to £15,000, was due to end on 31 March  More than 100k sign a petition calling for an extension to September  This means that MPs must debate the issue in … Read more

Average asking prices for homes started to fall in the past month, as sellers look to lure in buyers before the end of the stamp duty holiday on 31 March, according to new findings. Asking prices fell by £2,887, or 0.9 per cent over the past month, property website Rightmove’s new data has revealed. The … Read more

Santander has become the latest lender to impose harsher restrictions on self-employed borrowers, excluding them from its lower-deposit mortgage deals.  The bank has said that new self-employed customers will only be offered mortgages to cover a maximum of 60 per cent of a property’s value. That means self-employed first-time buyers and most home movers will … Read more