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Why the Chancellor’s funding boost was needed
Last week Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged to provide £2.2bn of funding for housebuilders.
Hopefully this funding can be used to start turning... Read more
Opinion
Opinion
Mortgage struggles and Capital Gains Tax
I was concerned to read that furloughed workers are increasingly struggling to get a mortgage.
While taking on a new commitment like a mortgage... Read more
Opinion
To buy or not to buy?
The market is in a strange place at the moment, as Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown highlighted last week.
It seems the desperation to beat the... Read more
Opinion
Why Prime London activity should surge
It seems likely that Prime London activity will be particularly strong in the next few months, owing to a number of factors.
The stamp duty... Read more
Opinion
NatWest’s green mortgage is healthy competition
NatWest’s launch of a green mortgage last week means there are two big-hitting lenders competing in the same space.
Barclays was the first UK... Read more
Opinion
The three tiers
The government’s decision to split the country into three separate tiers of Covid-19 severity is the latest twist to affect the UK and its housing... Read more
Opinion
The Airbnb honeymoon period is ending
The HMRC probe into the tax affairs of Airbnb landlords marks the end of the honeymoon period for short-term rentals.
Despite warnings from... Read more
Opinion
The pros and cons of Boris Johnson’s 95% LTV scheme
Last week it emerged that Boris Johnson plans to launch a new 95% LTV scheme to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder.
Controversially,... Read more
Opinion
Why are we waiting?
Today I published an article about lengthy lender wait times, which have become a frustrating part of Covid life.
Potentially buyers can miss out... Read more
Opinion
Winter Economic Plan: a slow wind down of government support
I am cautiously optimistic about the government's Winter Economic Plan, announced last week, which will mean the government is able to reduce its... Read more
Opinion
Why I don’t see shared ownership becoming mainstream
The government’s proposed changes to shared ownership is a development that will open up the market to thousands of buyers.
The scheme will be... Read more
Opinion
Why current conditions spur on investors over first-time buyers
When researching the state of the market this week it occurred to me that the current situation is very difficult for first-time buyers compared to... Read more
Blog, Opinion
Coping with working from home
Like many of you I’ve been working from home for some time now and the office has become a distant memory.
Coping with the situation is quite a... Read more
Opinion
A bad week for the government
Last week saw the government extend the tenant eviction ban by a further four weeks at the 11th hour – crowning a week of U-turns for Boris and co.... Read more
Why the Chancellor’s funding boost was needed
Last week Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged to provide £2.2bn of funding for... Read more
Survive or thrive? Creating the high street of the future
Julian Joseph (pictured), real estate partner and retail specialist at law firm, Shakespeare... Read more
Is your social media profile impacting your credit rating and potential overseas based mortgage?
Simon Conn (pictured) is a financial adviser specialising in overseas property
An increasing... Read more
Collaboration and compromise a must for landlords and tenants
James Liddiment is managing director of real estate advisory group, Duff & Phelps
Tenants,... Read more
A market in recovery? PCL and COVID-19
Alpa Bhakta is chief executive of Butterfield Mortgages Limited
Over the last decade or so, the... Read more
The market rebound has exposed long standing flaws in the home purchasing process
Ian Larkin is chief executive of online mortgage broker Trussle
The property market was upended... Read more
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