Why 95% of home-owners still use the traditional estate agents
Friday, June 17, 2016
Currently, the broadcast media are awash with new models that claim to sell your house for a fraction of the costs that you might pay using a more established route to market – such as an independent, bricks and mortar, high...
Mortgages - Government to improve the switching process
Monday, June 13, 2016
The Government has recently announced details of a consultation, which plans to make switching bank accounts, utilities, and even mortgages easier for consumers, by forcing providers to improve their procedures. L&C , the UK's...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II reached her milestone 90th birthday in April this year, which has been marked with a number of high profile celebrations. With the final events, including Trooping the Colour and The Patrons Lunch for...
First time buyers still struggling
Rising rents are making it even harder for first time buyers to get on the property ladder these days.
Those who manage to buy their first home this year can have spent nearly...
ECONOMIC NEWS MAY 2016
Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that industry in the UK has fallen back into recession. It shrank for the second quarter in a row from 0.6 per cent in the last three...
Tracker mortgages
Until recently, financial commentators had predicted that the UK was likely to see an increase in the Bank of England Base Rate this year. A combination of factors however (including weaker economic growth and some...
Is the 100% mortgage back?
One of the big challenges for first time buyers has been in pulling together a deposit, especially when facing rising house prices in many areas.
The credit crunch led to significant tightening in...
LAND REGISTRY DATA: MARCH 2016 (released 28 April 2016)
The March 2016 Land Registry data showed a fall in average house prices across England and Wales for the second month in a row with a drop of minus 0.5 per cent. Regionally,...
You often hear people talking about the stress of moving home. With so much to organise, it's hardly surprising. You'll need a reliable, local solicitor for your conveyancing – and we know just the team!
