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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 →
Lenders launch a range of new mortgage products to kick start the year
What will happen to mortgage rates in 2017 is still a guessing game with opinion divided over whether or not the Bank of England will raise interest rates but the year has started with a number of offers and new products. Yorkshire Building Society has launched a two year discounted standard variable rate mortgage at […] The post Lenders launch a range of new mortgage products to kick start the year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Equity release in UK reached new records in 2016
Equity release lending in the UK broke the £2 billion barrier for the first time in 2016, marking a landmark year for the sector, new figures show. Overall lending reached £2.15 billion for the year, an increase of 34% on 2015 with an additional £542 million of lending activity amounting to double the rate of […] The post Equity release in UK reached new records in 2016 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →