If you are thinking of moving in the New Year now is a great time to call for a free valuation. Not only can we give you an honest and accurate idea of what your property is worth, but we are also happy to advise you on any possible improvements or alterations that would be worth...
For many, our cars are an integral part of our home and more and more of us are opting for electric or hybrid options when it comes to four wheels. Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed which areas of the UK property market are home to the most affordable...
Mortgage experts are expecting a "slow and measured" increase in the cost of home loans amid predictions of rising prices elsewhere. All eyes turn to the Bank of England which will consider next week whether to raise the base rate. Some mortgage lenders have raised their...
The UK's pandemic house price boom is forecast to come to an end, but property prices are still expected to rise in each of the next five years. Some surveys have recorded house prices rising at a rate of more than 10% a year but the government's official, independent...
Homeowners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from next April to help them to replace old gas boilers with low-carbon heat pumps. The grants for 90,000 pumps are part of a £3.9bn government plan to cut carbon emissions from heating...
The Bank of England "will have to act" over rising inflation, governor Andrew Bailey has warned, suggesting that UK interest rates may rise soon. However, he gave no indication of when the Bank might increase rates from the current record low of 0.1%. The Bank has already said...
Home buyers have benefitted from lower or no stamp duty, a tax paid on property purchases, in some parts of the UK, for more than a year. The tax holidays on stamp duty or its equivalent taxes, were introduced by ministers to stimulate the housing market as the country emerged...
The UK Government has said that they see no reason why an EWS1 form, or equivalent, should be requested on buildings below 18 metres following recommendations from a small group of experts on fire safety set up to look at the issue. The group has advised on steps that should be...
UK house prices rose 13.4% in the year to June, the fastest pace since November 2004, the Nationwide has said. The building society said the average house price increased to £245,432 from £216,403 in June 2020. Nationwide chief economist Robert Gardner said prices...
The extension of the stamp duty holiday put a "spring in the step" of home movers in March, according to the UK's biggest mortgage lender. The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said there was "something of a resurgence" in the UK housing market in March. Extensions to...
Russell Galley, managing director at the Halifax, said: "The government's decision to extend the stamp duty holiday - one of the main drivers of demand from home movers during the pandemic - has removed a great deal of uncertainty for buyers with transactions yet to complete. "...
MP's got to debate a possible extension to the stamp duty 'holiday'. A serious cyber attack on Hackney Council's computer systems has meant that our local authority has has to suspend many departments including local searches which are crucial to every property purchase. In...
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