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28th January 2021 Europe, Property News, UK

UK lenders halt lending to expats in the EU due to Brexit

Some mortgage lenders are refusing to lend to British expats living in the EU following the UK’s exit from the European Union. Lenders adopting... Read more

28th January 2021 Property News, UK

Half of conveyancers want stamp duty to be scrapped permanently under £500,000

Over half of conveyancers want stamp duty on purchases under £500,000 to be scrapped long-term, a snap poll run by Index West Midlands has... Read more

28th January 2021 Property News, UK

One in four sales fall through

There are an average of 225,000 fall-throughs in the UK residential property market each year, meaning one in four sales, research from property... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News

Overseas buyers to take advantage of covid and Brexit discounts

Overseas property buyers could look to get a bargain this year, owing to potential savings caused by the pandemic and Brexit, said Fabrik... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News, UK

Housing market experiences busier than usual December

A major estate agency experienced a busy December, despite activity dropping off from November. NAEA Propertymark found there were eight sales per... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News, UK

Price gap between existing properties and new builds widens

The gap in price between existing homes and the premium paid on new builds has grown by £40,000 (11%) in the last decade, according to the latest... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News, UK

Landbay lowers buy-to-let rates

Landbay has lowered the rates on its 80% LTV mortgages so they now start from 3.79%. The lender now offers a large loan 5-year fixed rate at 3.49%... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News, UK

Being self-employed blamed for one in six mortgage rejections

One in six (17%) Brits say they were declined for a mortgage because they run their own business, research from specialist mortgage broker platform... Read more

27th January 2021 Property News, UK

Shawbrook cuts buy-to-let rates

Shawbrook has reduced rates across its buy-to-let product range by up to 0.55%. The most significant cuts have been made to its ‘Large HMO’... Read more

26th January 2021 Property News, UK

Stirling is the UK’s top city for buyer demand

UK buyer demand is currently the strongest in Stirling, followed by Bristol and Glasgow, PropCast research has found. In Stirling out of the 327... Read more

26th January 2021 Property News, UK

EU tenants put off by Brexit vote

The number of EU nationals taking up new tenancies across the UK has steadily fallen since 2017, analysis from Goodlord has found. From January... Read more

26th January 2021 Property News, UK

Virgin cuts high LTV rates

Virgin Money has cut high loan-to-value mortgage rates. The lender’s 90% LTV 2-year rate for first-time buyers has been cut by 0.15% to 3.29%... Read more

26th January 2021 Blog

Why the pandemic has impacted surveyors the most

Ray Harriot, founder of Reliable Property Group The continued question mark over the Stamp Duty holiday has led to a huge rise in buyers all... Read more

26th January 2021 Property News, UK

PRIMIS unveils equity release panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has launched an equity release panel as it strengthens its proposition for advisers in the later life lending space.... Read more