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Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...
19 January 2019
From: Features

More than 420,000 people have now used the government’s Help to Buy schemes to get themselves on to the housing ladder...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...
28 April 2018
From: Features

Figures released by the government suggest that over 285,000 people, including 240,000 first time buyers, have used one or more of...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

First time buyers who were supposed to be helped by the high-profile Help To Buy ISA have in fact found it...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

In case you missed it yesterday, here’s a summary of everything relating to property that was in Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The government says its latest release of figures from its various Help to Buy schemes show that over 185,000 people have...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An influential backbench Conservative MP is the latest to speak out, urging the government to resolve the growing argument over the...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents has waded into the row created by the revelation that the government’s Help To Buy...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Daily Telegraph appears to have exposed the government’s much-vaunted Buy To Let ISA scheme - billed as helping first time...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 555,000 would-be first time purchasers have opened Help To Buy Individual Savings Accounts - HTB Isas - since...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The director of two major agencies says George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge and stock at an “historically low level” will force...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

It is anticipated that the government will reveal more details of how it proposes to simplify mortgage fees and make mortgage...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Help to Buy’s equity loan and mortgage guarantee schemes have helped nearly 120,000 people buy a home, according to government figures. Since...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including: Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...