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Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget
Stamp duty is prohibiting first time buyers in the UK and should be altered in the Budget later this month, preferably to make sellers pay the tax rather than buyers, a new report suggests. According to the Yorkshire Building Society report the latest figures show that in 2016 just 26% of first time buyers bought […] The post Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows
Property prices in the UK continued to push upwards in February with a rise of 0.6% month on month taking the average price to £205,846. The index date from lender the Nationwide also shows that year on year house price growth has increased by 4.5% and more households in England own their property outright than […] The post UK property prices keep edging upwards, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year
Rising mortgage rates and their impact on housing affordability will be the most significant force in the property market in the United States in 2017, it is suggested. The latest quarterly survey from real estate firm Zillow and conducted by Pulsenomics asked more than 100 housing experts and economists what factors would have the greatest […] The post Higher mortgage rates set to have impact on US housing market this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →