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Coventry Building Society becomes latest lender to bring back 10% mortgages in a boost for home buyers seeking low-deposit deals UK’s second-largest building society is re-entering 90% loan-to-value market These mortgages are popular with first-time buyers and movers with low equity Low-deposit products were pulled by almost all lenders in 2020 due to Covid Providers … Read more
Stamp duty holiday could be extended beyond March due to England’s new national lockdown, say property experts Extending the tax break will be on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s mind, they say Doing this would ‘keep demand alive’ in housing market during lockdown It would also take pressure off buyers trying to complete by 31 March deadline … Read more
Following the unexpected house price boom in the second half of 2020, plenty of people will be looking to strike whilst the iron is hot and sell their home in 2021. Activity is predicted to be particularly intense in the first few months of the year, despite further lockdown threats. Last-minute buyers will be scrambling … Read more
We are thinking of putting our house up for sale now the New Year has arrived. We have spoken to a few local estate agents, who say they can do valuations in the coming weeks and have indicated their fees. The fees vary a bit, can we negotiate on them and what is the best … Read more
Aspiring homeowners with low deposits had a torrid year in 2020, as deals vanished from the market and rates shot up. However, experts have now said there are reasons for optimism in 2021 as lenders return to the market. According to figures released by comparison site Moneyfacts, there are now around 160 deals available for … Read more
The number of Londoners leaving the city hit a four-year high in 2020, as the pandemic prompted a search for more space. A total of 73,950 homes outside London were purchased by buyers moving away from the capital, according to Hamptons International. The average London leaver paid £372,860 for their new home, which added up … Read more
The property market in 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride. The pause button was hit and thanks largely to the stamp duty cut, instead of prices heading downwards, they’ve rocketed higher. As predictions about what the pandemic would do to property values were proved wrong, potential buyers and sellers have looked to price indexes to … Read more
Property websites saw a surge in people looking for new homes over Christmas this year, with online searches on Boxing Day as much as doubling compared to 2019. Property portal Rightmove had its busiest ever Boxing Day for visits, which jumped 54 per cent compared to the same day in 2019. Visits from 1 December … Read more
Pockets of Britain have seen property prices surge despite the pandemic, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage growth, according to latest data from Halifax. Homes in parts of London, as well as Yorkshire, the West Midlands and northern Scotland have seen the biggest percentage increases over the past 12 months, according to one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
Pockets of Britain have seen property prices surge despite the pandemic, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage growth, according to latest data from Halifax. Homes in parts of London, as well as Yorkshire, the West Midlands and northern Scotland have seen the biggest percentage increases over the past 12 months, according to one of Britain’s biggest … Read more