Bridging lending consistent as demand for business funding soars
The latest figures from Bridging Trends show contributor gross bridging lending was £196.2 million in Q1 2024, as an increased number of business ...
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Following the enactment of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, Mark Chick, director of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) said: ...
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Young people put high risk investments ahead of debt repayments
There are 1.8 million households in arrears. 16% of those who are in arrears are also investing at the same time. Among Millennial ...
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Taxes are forcing up rents – claim
The rise in private rents across England, Wales, and Scotland over the past year has been attributed to various tax and regulatory changes ...
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Walker Fraser Steele – March House Price Index
Strongest Scottish house price growth for a year Scotland outpaces England & Wales Higher prices in most local authorities Sales closely matching year-earlier ...
April House Price Index from e.surv
For full details and technical commentary & analysis, please see the attached pdf. Annual change still negative at -2.9% Price falls are getting ...
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Interest rates held at 5.25%
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, has signalled that interest rates will likely need to be cut in the coming ...
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Halifax Price Index for April
In the most recent Halifax Price Index (see here) for April, UK house prices demonstrated stability, with a marginal monthly increase of +0.1% ...
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The mortgage mistake costing the average homeowner £3,000
Almost a third of homeowners (31%) have let their mortgage rates revert to a higher rate before Someone paying a mortgage on the ...
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HMRC has just released the monthly property transactions for March
It can be seen here, and here are the key statistics from the latest transactions data: Residential Transactions: The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate ...
