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Chartered surveyors call on Irish Government to do more to encourage new home building

The Irish Government should focus on measures to increase housing supply for all housing sectors, rather than handing out grants to first time buyers for new homes, it is claimed. Initiatives like reducing VAT on affordable housing, making public land available for home building and providing financial help for builders should be considers, according to […] The post Chartered surveyors call on Irish Government to do more to encourage new home building appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading

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First time buyer home valuations rise as Help to Buy mortgage guarantee end looms

First time buyers in the UK are racing to beat the end of year deadline for the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme with more valuations being carried out in this sector. In September the number of valuations for first time buyers rose by 18.7% on an annual basis, according to research from Connells […] The post First time buyer home valuations rise as Help to Buy mortgage guarantee end looms appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading

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Dubai sees property sales rise as it builds up to Expo 2020

Property, mortgage and land transactions in Dubai have been picking up with the latest data showing there were 15,500 transactions worth AED60.5 billion in the third quarter of 2016. Overall, the data from the Dubai Land Department suggests that sales have been increasing steadily in the first eight months of the year. ‘Real estate transactions […] The post Dubai sees property sales rise as it builds up to Expo 2020 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading

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