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A game changer? Yorkshire Building Society launches 99% loan-to-value mortgage for first-time buyers
![A game changer? Yorkshire Building Society launches 99% loan-to-value mortgage for first-time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Developer searches for longest-standing homeowner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Half of sellers would recommend using their estate agent - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Around half of sellers would highly recommend their estate agent, new research suggests. Coaching platform the Property Academy’s latest Home Moving trends...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Service charges up 8% annually and London flat owners are paying the most – research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Less space for more money as house sizes shrink over time](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
Homes have decreased in size every decade since the 1950s, despite house prices rising exponentially, according to new data. Intriguingly the average...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New-build completions hampered by rising costs](/upload/images/Logos/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New builds ‘rise in value far quicker than existing homes’](/img/default/eat.png)
New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![London’s prime housing market is no longer roaring](/img/default/eat.png)
Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features
![New homes: where is the supply being concentrated?](/img/default/eat.png)
Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...
12 May 2017
From: Features
![How can estate agents secure more new build housing instructions?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...