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Equity release becoming more mainstream for home owners in UK
A record breaking year for equity release in the UK in 2016 saw lifetime mortgages become the fastest growing product in terms of customer numbers, according to the data. The volume of lifetime mortgage customers grew by 22% in 2016 with a total of 27,534 new plans agreed, the figures from the spring 2017 equity […] The post Equity release becoming more mainstream for home owners in UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Home buyers in England and Wales pay 7.6 times earnings for a home
On average people paid around 7.6 times their annual earnings on buying a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997, the latest data shows. The median price paid for residential property in England and Wales increased by 259% between 1997 and 2016 while median individual annual earnings increased […] The post Home buyers in England and Wales pay 7.6 times earnings for a home appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Most landlords in UK understand regulatory and tax changes
Two thirds of buy to let landlords in the UK understand that their ability to offset mortgage interest payments against tax is being scaled back by the government, new research has found. Almost one in five plan to raise rents to alleviate the effects and one in 10 say they are planning to exit the […] The post Most landlords in UK understand regulatory and tax changes appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →