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Research reveals few home owners really understand mortgage rates
Just one in four home owners in the UK with a mortgage understand how cuts to the Bank of England’s base rate could affect their mortgage payments, according to new research. In August the Bank of England made the first adjustment to the rate in over seven years, cutting it from 0.5% to 0.25% and […] The post Research reveals few home owners really understand mortgage rates appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents in UK set to rise by 15% over next three years, agents suggest
Rents in England are set to rise by 15% over the next three years but the amounts will vary from region to region, according to a new forecast. Agents are predicting that rents are likely to rise faster than house prices as landlords find ways of coping with extra costs due to ta changes, tougher […] The post Rents in UK set to rise by 15% over next three years, agents suggest appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Most people helped onto housing ladder by UK govt schemes are first time buyers
The majority of those helped by the UK Government’s flagship Help to Buy schemes have been first time buyers, the latest statistics show. When they were first launched there were warnings that they would be used by people who didn’t really need help to buy a home and not the first time buyers they were […] The post Most people helped onto housing ladder by UK govt schemes are first time buyers appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →