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Construction of UK’s first starter homes to get underway later this year
First time buyers in the UK will be able to buy a new starter home at a discount of at least 20% if they are aged between 23 and 40, the housing minister has confirmed. Gavin Barwell has announced that the first of thousands of new Starter Homes will be built on brownfield sites across […] The post Construction of UK’s first starter homes to get underway later this year appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
CML publishes more pessimistic outlook for home lending in UK in 2017
The Council of Mortgage Lenders, which represents the vast majority of home lenders in the UK, has revised its forecast for 2017 downwards from previous expectations of a year ago. It say that the change reflects economic uncertainties as well as new tax burdens and regulatory changes in the housing and mortgage markets but it […] The post CML publishes more pessimistic outlook for home lending in UK in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Stamp duty change in Hong Kong set to slow down real estate market in 2017
Residential sales in Hong Kong increased in November despite an increase in stamp duty for not first time buyers, the latest data shows. In a bid to reign in rising home prices and help first time buyers get on the housing market the Hong Kong Government raised the stamp duty rate for non first time […] The post Stamp duty change in Hong Kong set to slow down real estate market in 2017 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →