Lowest number of new home mortgages approved for nine months – AOL UK

Evidence of UK home-buying transaction decline mounts, with disconcerting figures. New home mortgage tallies dipped in June, with loaning institutions approving fewer home buys within the time period. Gross mortgage loan stats were up a smidgen from last year’s same-time numbers, but they were nearly identical to the month prior. Quenching in the house market […]

Can’t find your dream home at a price you can afford? Custom build could let you find a plot, design a home AND save … – This is Money

A website that reports on financial matters in the UK has run an article on custom building homes. Some buyers do this if they cannot find the type of home they want. The buyer acquires a piece of property with a slab with utility connections. A buyer then hires an architect and a contractor. The […]

Goodbye 25-year mortgages, but are we walking into a borrowing trap? – The Guardian

The online version of a UK newspaper has published an article about the increasing popularity of mortgage loans that exceed the twenty five year term normally used. The article notes that 15.75% of mortgage loans made in the first three months of 2017 were for 35 year (or longer) terms. In 2005 the percentage was […]

Older homeowners turn to equity release to pay off interest-only mortgages – Telegraph.co.uk

Typically stultifying, interest-only mortgages can put homeowners in the position of using their home’s equity to get out of debt, a solution used by almost a quarter of customers, per Responsible Life, an equity release advice company. Faced with dwindling fiscal options, equity release can be a home-saving salvo for owners. This remains particularly true […]

Property or pension? Analysis claims investing in a pension will DOUBLE the returns on homes due to buy-to-let tax … – This is Money

A strong reliance on property to ford the insurgencies of retirement may not be the best stratagem. Current tax changes have put pension investment in the spotlight. Buy-to-let investments, typically considered favorable options, are still slated to conceivably yield up to 200 percent, or more. However, initial investment, stamp duties and other dampening investment surcharges […]

35 easy, chic home hacks – Telegraph.co.uk

Contrary to popular belief, British people are still interested in do it yourself projects. They are still more likely to hire someone to complete boring jobs, but many are tackling an increasing number of at home projects. Cosmetic upgrades and premium products coupled with trends found on social media sites have given homeowners a new […]

UK homeowners risking spending more money by not switching their mortgage – Rentman Software

Refinancing a mortgage is something that many homeowners overlook; however, refinancing at the end of the fixed-term period is likely to save hundreds of pounds per year. This happens because the interest rate changes and other fees are often added by the lender. Customers do not switch primarily because they do not know that it […]

House price growth ‘holding up’ despite income squeeze and Brexit uncertainty – AOL UK

Home price growth in the United Kingdom is out-performing projected figures for 2017. In the country’s 20 largest cities, growth rates are now expected to reach 6-7%, whereas they were previously predicted to come in at only 4%. The larger regional cities outside the southern portion of the country are fairing particularly well. Birmingham now […]

Mortgage lending up but figures reveal housing market ‘plateau’ – Estate Agent Today

Mortgage lending is up, but figures have revealed that there is a housing market plateau happening. Gross mortgage lending reached all the way up to 22.1 billion dollars in the month of June. That is nine percent higher than in the month of May. It is also three percent higher than June of last year. […]

Some shops we love in Chichester: Tell us your favourites – Chichester Observer

If you are going to be in Chichester soon, you will not want to miss the many opps to shop scattered about town. No matter what kind of names you like or the type of day you want to have, you can find it in this town, and when you have the information that is […]