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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 →

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UK sees rise in lending with mortgages up 7% month on month

Lending for homes in the UK reached £22.5 billion in August, up 7% on the previous month and 15% year on year, the latest published figures show. It is also the highest August figure since 2007 when gross lending reached £33.6 billion, according to the data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders which represents the […] The post UK sees rise in lending with mortgages up 7% month on month appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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Lender calls for significant change in property tax in the UK

Stamp duty in the UK residential market remains a significant obstacle for house buyers to address and should be reformed, according to one of the country’s leading lenders. The Yorkshire Building Society is urging the Government to reform the property tax so that it is paid by sellers rather than buyers as this would help […] The post Lender calls for significant change in property tax in the UK appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →

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