Saracens Solicitors – What is Help to Buy?
The Government is giving out interest free credit over 5 years to help you on the property ladder.
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Average asking prices up 4.9% in the first three months of 2012
Early indicators suggest that property market activity in 2012 is on course to be more robust than in 2011.
Rightmove First-Time Buyer Report – First-time buyers need ‘first-time sellers’
Rightmove’s Q1 2012 First-Time Buyer Report was released today and forecasts a marginal rise in prospective first-time buyer levels.
It’s a buyers’ market, but especially in the north
Rightmove’s Consumer Confidence Survey found that the public believes the property market balance of power lays with buyers.
London micro-markets continue to buck the trend
London starts the new year again proving it has its own micro-markets where housing demand continues to outstrip supply. New sellers in the capital have had the confidence to increase their month-on-month asking prices by 0.8% (£3,453).
Search activity up 27%, but lowest ever number of new sellers
Rightmove’s early indicators of housing market activity in 2012 show that interest in buying is strong despite the lack of mortgage finance, though the willingness or ability of new sellers to come to market remains weak.
“I’m out!” – Dragon Hilary Devey puts ‘royal’ property on the market
Dragon’s Den’s newest entrepreneur, Hilary Devey, has put her five-bedroom house on the market for £2.2 million. The grade II listed property is literally ‘fit for a king’ and was built specifically for King Edward VII in honour of his 1902 royal visit.
Home-movers in Wales should act now to move before Christmas
In Wales average asking prices dropped by -2.8%, the UK’s biggest regional fall. The drop in asking prices could improve affordability for Welsh home-movers looking to move during the autumn property market.