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ABI introduces UK wide symbol for flood risk for homes
Fewer than one in three people in England and Wales researched the flood risk of the property before buying their current home, new research has found. A survey conducted for the Association of British Insurers (ABI) found home buyers were more likely to have looked into the ease of parking in the area than checked […] The post ABI introduces UK wide symbol for flood risk for homes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Seven year age gap revealed between youngest and oldest first time UK buyers
The average age of a UK first time buyer is now 30 with new research also revealing a seven year age gap between the youngest and oldest. The youngest first time buyers are in Carlisle and Torfaen in south Wales while the average first time buyer is 34 years old in Slough and the London […] The post Seven year age gap revealed between youngest and oldest first time UK buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Government schemes helping more UK first time buyers onto housing ladder
Over 56,000 households have now been helped to purchase a home since 2012 through the UK Government’s revitalised Right to Buy scheme, the latest figures show. And when all the schemes are added together more than 312,000 households have benefited from home ownership schemes including Right to Buy, Help to Buy and Help to Buy: […] The post Government schemes helping more UK first time buyers onto housing ladder appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →