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New action plan aims to give UK property owners better protection from flooding

A new, independent action plan report launched in the UK aims to help people protect their homes and businesses from the risk of flooding and recover more quickly if the worst happens. The Property Flood Resilience Action Plan explores the role of building regulations and certification, in encouraging use of flood resistant construction methods and […] The post New action plan aims to give UK property owners better protection from flooding appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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New mortgages in UK increased month on month but still below a year ago

The number of new mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19 month low in August but lending is still down 15% year on year, the latest data shows. The figures from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) indicate that members approved 38,252 mortgages for house purchase in September, up from 37,241 in […] The post New mortgages in UK increased month on month but still below a year ago appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

Posted on October 28, 2016 by tsiadmin | Posted in activity, ads, advice, affordability, age, agent, agents, approval, approvals, ASA, average, bank, banks, Brexit, Bristol, build, building, buy, Buy to Let, Buyers, buying, change, commercial, Company News, confidence, consumer, cost, data, Demand, Edinburgh, England, Europe, finance, Finance Update, fixed rate, flat, forecast, fund, global, Global News, home, home hunts, home owners, homes, house prices, Housing, housing market, Index, interest rate, international, invest, Investment, investments, Ireland, land, Leeds Building Society, Lending, Location, London, market, monthly, mortgage, mortgages, move, new, new home, New Homes, News, North America, office, ONS, Outlook, owners, Paris, policy, price, prices, products, Property, property market, property markets, property prices, purchase, Real Estate, record, recovery, referendum, Remortgage, rent, rents, research, Residential, sales, saving, Scotland, search, sell, Shows, Spain, standard, Supply, Taylor Scott International, Transactions, TSI, U, Uk, US, USE, value, Yields | Tagged agent, change, commercial, consumer, copyright, europe, fund, investments, london | Comments Off

Home owners are more happy than those who rent, research suggests

People who own their own home are generally happier than those who rent but in the UK the divide is the more marked compared to the rest of Europe, new research has found. Fewer than half UK renters are happy with their situation compared with 80% of home owner while in the rest of Europe […] The post Home owners are more happy than those who rent, research suggests appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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