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Innovative schemes 'helping FTBs'

Encouragement is needed to help FTBs on to the property ladder, it has been claimed.

31 Aug 2011
Innovative schemes 'helping FTBs'
'Cheaper to buy than rent' for FTBs

The monthly costs associated with purchasing a property for FTBs is around £100 cheaper than renting, it has been found.

30 Aug 2011
'Cheaper to buy than rent' for FTBs
Rental demand 'up on last year'

2011 has seen more people enquire about renting than they did a year earlier.

26 Aug 2011
Rental demand 'up on last year'
Landlord optimism 'reaches 4-year high'

Landlords are currently more optimistic than they have been since 2007.

25 Aug 2011
Landlord optimism 'reaches 4-year high'
First-time mortgage advice 'being sought by many'

The past three months have seen more and more people speaking to a mortgage advisor for the first time.

25 Aug 2011
First-time mortgage advice 'being sought by many'
London rents 'to rise by Christmas'

Rents in the capital are to increase by £15 a week come December, it has been found.

24 Aug 2011
London rents 'to rise by Christmas'
Homebuyers 'keen to live near schools'

Moving to a school catchment area is a top priority for many parents.

23 Aug 2011
Homebuyers 'keen to live near schools'
FTBs 'getting increasingly desperate'

The popularity of low-cost home ownership is being driven by FTB desperation, it has been suggested.

22 Aug 2011
FTBs 'getting increasingly desperate'
FTBs to join housing ladder at 35?

The average age of FTBs has been rising since the 1960s, it has been found.

22 Aug 2011
FTBs to join housing ladder at 35?
'No drastic change' for gross mortgage lending in July

Gross mortgage lending in July stood at around £12.6 billion, it has been found.

19 Aug 2011
'No drastic change' for gross mortgage lending in July
Mortgage lenders 'are still rationing credit'

The best mortgage rates are still kept for those with the most equity, it has been claimed.

18 Aug 2011
Mortgage lenders 'are still rationing credit'
'Many UK adults' failing to pay their mortgage

Single middle-aged women on low incomes are finding it particularly hard to keep up with mortgage repayments, it has been shown.

18 Aug 2011
'Many UK adults' failing to pay their mortgage
Mortgage lending via intermediaries 'rose in Q2'

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed news mortgage lending via intermediaries rose across the second quarter of 2011.

17 Aug 2011
Mortgage lending via intermediaries 'rose in Q2'
June UK house prices 'rose over the month'

UK house prices in June escalated by 0.6 per cent over the four-week period, it has been found.

17 Aug 2011
June UK house prices 'rose over the month'
Deposit deductions 'caused by cleaning and unpaid rent'

People are having their deposit money withheld because the property needs to be cleaned when they leave, it has been found.

16 Aug 2011
Deposit deductions 'caused by cleaning and unpaid rent'
'Significant' house asking price reductions of late

Around two in five properties currently on the market have had their prices lowered at least once.

16 Aug 2011
'Significant' house asking price reductions of late
Many people 'cannot afford rent'

It is feared many people might be made homeless as they cannot afford their rent.

15 Aug 2011
Many people 'cannot afford rent'
House prices in new university towns 'on the up'

Average house prices in towns with a university established since 1960 have risen over the last decade.

15 Aug 2011
House prices in new university towns 'on the up'
People 'should consider' retail property investment

Investing in retail property is a sure-fire winner, it has been claimed.

12 Aug 2011
People 'should consider' retail property investment
'Q2 growth' for buy-to-let sector

The UK buy-to-let market enjoyed a return to growth across the second quarter of 2011, it has been shown.

12 Aug 2011
'Q2 growth' for buy-to-let sector
FTB activity 'increased in June'

FTBs took out loans worth £2.2 billion in June, it has been shown.

11 Aug 2011
FTB activity 'increased in June'
'Increased optimism' among UK landlords

Around one-quarter of landlords are feeling more optimistic about the market, it has been found.

11 Aug 2011
'Increased optimism' among UK landlords
Property market 'affected by high LTVs'

High LTVs and large deposits are serving to stifle the property market in the UK, it has been claimed.

10 Aug 2011
Property market 'affected by high LTVs'
UK housing market 'flat at present'

July saw house prices in the UK sliding further.

09 Aug 2011
UK housing market 'flat at present'
LTV ratio 'less than 60%'

Most borrowers still have a cushion of equity in their homes, it has been found.

08 Aug 2011
LTV ratio 'less than 60%'
'More affordable homes' for FTBs

The number of towns affordable to FTBs is on the up, it has been found.

08 Aug 2011
'More affordable homes' for FTBs
Q2 house prices 'rose 0.5%'

House prices in the second quarter of 2011 were greater than during the first three-month period of the year.

05 Aug 2011
Q2 house prices 'rose 0.5%'
Landlords 'should be proactive' with tenants

The average landlord-tenant relationship is better than many think, it has been claimed.

04 Aug 2011
Landlords 'should be proactive' with tenants
Private housing construction 'elevated in Q2'

The second quarter of the year has seen a three per cent rise in private housing construction.

03 Aug 2011
Private housing construction 'elevated in Q2'
Scottish property prices 'on the up'

Residential home prices in Scotland increased by 0.4 per cent during the first quarter of the financial year.

03 Aug 2011
Scottish property prices 'on the up'
New lettings code may be approved by OFT

Landlords may have to adhere to new regulations under the code.

02 Aug 2011
New lettings code may be approved by OFT
UK houses 'in strong demand'

Demand remains strong for property, it is claimed.

02 Aug 2011
UK houses 'in strong demand'
London property prices 'expected to grow'

The cost of houses in the capital may well rise.

01 Aug 2011
London property prices 'expected to grow'
Halifax: 14% of non-homeowners save for deposit

Only a small percentage of those who do not own a home are planning to do so.

01 Aug 2011
Halifax: 14% of non-homeowners save for deposit
Home improvements 'put on hold'

Many people are choosing not to improve their houses.

01 Aug 2011
Home improvements 'put on hold'
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