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Campaigners hope downsizing help will be included in new UK housing policy paper
Campaigners are hoping that the forthcoming white paper on housing in the UK will include measures that give incentives to older homes owners to downsize. The new buzz word is ‘rightsize’ to describe how older home owners, many of whom are retired with adult children who have left home but are still living in a […] The post Campaigners hope downsizing help will be included in new UK housing policy paper appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Property prices up 0.4% at start of year in England and Wales, similar to a year ago
Residential property prices in England and Wales increased by 0.4% at the start of the year, not much change from the 0.5% recorded a year ago, the latest index data shows. The £1,086 monthly rise took the average price of a property to over £300,000 and asking prices are now up 3.2% year on year, […] The post Property prices up 0.4% at start of year in England and Wales, similar to a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Research suggest people looking to remortgage underestimate savings potential
A significant number of home owners are planning to remortgage in 2017 but research suggests many underestimate the saving they could make. Some 31% of eligible home owners planning to cash in on low interest rates with 25% looking to do so this month, but the potential savings are being underestimated by nearly half, according […] The post Research suggest people looking to remortgage underestimate savings potential appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →