Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
The number of people moving home in the UK increased by 8% – the highest figure for seven years – in 2014, according to Lloyds Bank’s Homemovers Review. The bank estimates that 365,400 people moved home last year, as increased homeowners’ equity made it...
Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
Rugby and Bulkington MP Mark Pawsey spoke in the Chamber of the House of Commons last week to highlight the difficulties being faced by homeowners looking to extend their properties when their planned improvements are within 3 metres of a formerly private sewer. In...
Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
Sefton is eagerly looking to claw back some of that money, as it battles to overcome a £55 million budget deficit. The authority has now started a review which will focus on all residents who claim Sole Adult Occupier Discount. It says that all local councils have a...
Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
Overall house prices continue to increase strongly across the majority of the UK, with prices in London again showing the highest growth. Indeed, house price increases in England were driven by an annual increase in London of 15.3% and to a lesser extent increases in...
Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
Brandon Lewis said organisations risked being left behind if they failed to take notice of advancements in technology such as off-site construction that can build homes in weeks, rather than months. Lewis said: “More innovation in housebuilding is long overdue and it...
Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
Average deposits for homes bought under the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, known as Help to Buy 2 (HTB2), fell to their lowest level of 2014 in November, according to analysis from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Help to Buy 2 is the second phase of the...
