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Hundreds of homes to be demolished for new third runway at Heathrow Airport
Hundreds of home owners will get compensation from the UK Government for 125% of the value of their properties after it was announced that a third runway will be built at Heathrow Airport in London. Parts of some villages will be demolished to make way for the runway which is set to open in 2025 […] The post Hundreds of homes to be demolished for new third runway at Heathrow Airport appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK home lending biggest for month of September since 2007
The home lending market in the UK has not been affected by Brexit with the latest figures showing that gross mortgages reached £20.5 billion in September. This was the highest September lending figure recorded by the Council of Mortgage Lenders since 2007 and was 2% higher than September 2015 but it was 7% lower than […] The post UK home lending biggest for month of September since 2007 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
UK sees first time buyer mortgages rise as buy to let slows
Home owners in the UK borrowed £12.2 billion for house purchases in August, up 14% month on month and 11% year on year, according to the latest data. They took out 66,000 loans, up 13% on July and 9% on August 2015, the figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show as house purchase […] The post UK sees first time buyer mortgages rise as buy to let slows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →