The Government insists only creditworthy borrowers will be able to buy homes with its Help to Buy scheme, as it revealed more details about its housing stimulus programme.
Rents across England and Wales stalled in June for the first time in at least six years as more people decided to buy their own homes, a lettings network says.
Now is still the time to get a mortgage if you want to fix, it has been claimed, despite the Bank of England insisting the base rate is unlikely to rise any time soon.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) won't take action against the Bank of Ireland for hiking base rate tracker mortgage rates, it has been revealed today.
House prices rose at their fastest rate for almost three years in June, as Government stimulus schemes improved confidence in the market and a property shortage fuelled rising prices.
Many homebuyers in Scotland could benefit from lower stamp duty rates within two years, after a bill passed last week enabling the country to set its own rates for the first time.
4 July 2013
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