The UK government is always committed to supporting people who want to become homeowners. The government is helping over 681,000 households to purchase a home since 2010. For this purpose, the government has initiated many government-backed schemes including Help to Buy and Right to Buy. However, many hard-working households are still unable to go onto the…
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House prices in January fell by 0.3% to £229,748 compared to December, according to the latest Halifax HPI. This is the biggest drop since April 2020, said Halifax House Price Index. The average UK house price was £251,968 in January. The annual growth rate also eased for the first time since June, to 6.4% from…
The Uk house sales are continuously picking up since the summer due to pent-up demand following the UK-wide lockdown and the introduction of stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the stamp duty holiday in July 2020. Therefore, more than 100,000 additional UK house sales may take place during the…
The Bank of England has published its monthly Money and Credit report mortgage application approvals. The number of mortgage application approvals rose again in September to its highest figure since September 2007, according to the report. The previous month’s report already revealed a similar record, with 85,500 approvals in August. The number again rose to…