NAEA: first-time buyers are trying to beat...
More first-time buyers came through estate agents’ doors than at any point in the previous eight months, according to the National Association of Estate...
House building in England falls
The number of new houses that started to be built in 2011 in England was 98,250, a drop of 4 per cent compared with 2010, according to the Department for...
Stamp duty holiday saves first-time buyers...
First-time buyers have saved an estimated £319 million as a result of the stamp duty holiday which began in March 2010, new analysis from Santander Mortgages...
End of stamp duty holiday encourages first-time...
House sales edged up slightly during January as an increased number of first-time buyers looked to beat the stamp duty holiday, which expires on 24 March,...
First-time buyers take advantage of stamp...
The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250,000, increased in December, according to the...
Value of UK housing soars by £1.8 trillion...
New research from Halifax shows that the value of the UK's private housing stock rose by 84% to £1.8 trillion in the decade to 2011.
First-time buyers unaware of 95% LTV mortgages
The number of 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage deals available to first-time buyers is at the highest level since before the financial crisis, according...
Bank of England could cap high LTVs
Chancellor George Osborne has said that the Bank of England may be given powers to stop high loan-to-values in mortgage lending in order to “curb a sharp,...
Lack of first-time sellers
Rightmove’s latest First-Time Buyer Report forecasts a marginal rise in prospective first-time buyer levels for the year ahead, but also finds evidence...
Shapps outlines house building plans
Housing minister Grant Shapps has unveiled a range of measures to help get more homes built.