Salaries differ across Europe but a higher pay packet doesn’t always come with a better standard of living. Its understanding that people living in England may feel they’re being pushed out due to the soaring house prices in London and other major cities. Now if you want to find somewhere cheap to live with a […]
Category: Housing Market
London homes sell three times faster than properties in the North East – just one reason to target London in your property search!
London house prices are on average four times higher than the North East and the city’s properties are selling three times faster! Hardly surprising then that many families are eager to make the move south in search of a more varied and vibrant lifestyle. Moving to a renovated property If you move to a renovated […]
Take a step closer to becoming a homeowner
Owning your own home is something that everyone hopes they will be lucky enough to do someday. It is one of the understood expectations of life that every living experience you have builds towards the day when you can finally have somewhere you can call your own. While sharing a flat or a house with […]
The benefits of low interest mortgages
Many homeowners prefer to take advantage of low interest rates to repay their mortgages. This is because with low interest rates they can now put the extra money in other investments with the hope that the returns from these investments will be big enough for them to pay the mortgages easily and cheaply. In some […]
Housing policy reviewed before important local elections take place
Before the Westminster and Holyrood elections take place, an independent body is being set up to review the housing policy. The Housing and Wellbeing Commission that is being set up with support from Charity Shelter Scotland will have the former Auditor General of Scotland, Robert Black chairing it. The commission will have eight members from […]
York house prices out of the reach of the vast majority
The latest report on the matter of the housing crisis in this country reveals the fact that single people or young families who live in and around York have suffered greatly due to being unable to access affordable housing. Shelter, the national homeless charity, said that over 90% of the houses were out of reach […]
Visit energy efficient houses during Ottery’s Environment Week
A selection of homes situated in Ottery St Mary are opening their doors to the public on the 5-6th October in order to the showcase the energy saving ideas and technology they are employing. These open days aim to show visitors just how easy it is to have an energy efficient home and to save […]
Low interest rates could be doing more harm than good warns ex government adviser
A past adviser to the Government is warning that low interest rates might be placing millions of borrowers and savers in danger. Britain’s policy on interest rates is forcing many borrowers and savers to take large risks according to past consultant Dr. Ros Altmann who stated that the Bank of England needs to chance the […]
House prices for first time buyers set to soar by 2020
A new report claims that first time buyer house prices are likely to increase by almost 50% by the time 2020 rolls around. The failure to build new homes in Britain and the housing crisis combined have been enough to make 2020 look pretty bleak for home owners that are looking to buy their first […]
New mortgages from Virgin Money
Virgin Money has announced new mortgage rates for all of its buy to let and residential home mortgage packages. The new range of products follows reductions that were made this past May and April and will be available for customers to access starting immediately. Both re-mortgage and new customers looking to purchase a product can […]