5 tips if you’re stepping onto the property ladder
Is 2016 going to be the year you buy your first home? The Money Advice Service have looked at five things to consider.
stamp duty
Record start to 2015 but sellers will have to work harder this year
Price of property coming to market up 1.4% (+£3,798) in a month where prices usually fall
Changes to Stamp Duty
The government has announced changes to Stamp Duty which will affect 98% of UK home-buyers paying it.
London millionaires scramble to save on stamp duty
London sellers coming to market in March asked on average 1.5% less for their properties than sellers the month before. However, new sellers’ asking prices have still recorded gains of 3.8% in the first quarter of 2011 as the London housing market gets off to a buoyant start.