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Buy To Let

The outlook for 2007
The buy-to-let boom is expected to continue this year as more people pin their hopes on rising house prices making up for inadequate pension savings. Read more
Flexible mortgages

A new breed of mortgage arrangement
The consumer today requires greater flexibility from their mortgage arrangement, which is why we’ve seen a significant increase during the last few years in the number of new-style schemes known as ‘flexible mortgages’. Read more
Key Numbers for the new year

The buoyant property mood continues
In the post-Christmas period, a heap of figures can be hard to digest. But the buoyant mood of the property market in 2006 means that the appetite for house-price statistics is keener than usual. So let’s list a few key numbers and some forecasts for the New Year. Read more
More about buy to Let

A mini "baby boom" continues to stoke the market
A current demand in the market for rented properties will fuel the buy-to-let market for a decade, the third largest buy-to-let lender said recently. Read more
No reform for stamp duty

Double-digit house price growth increases buyer’s liability
In the Chancellors tenth Budget speech he increased the stamp duty exemption threshold by just £5,000 to £125,000 – less than the amount house prices have increased since his previous Budget. Read more
Property taxes on the rise

The government coffers boosted by £3.4bn
More people than ever before are being hit by a combination of expensive property taxes, according to a recent report. Research by Halifax revealed that inheritance tax and the higher rates of stamp duty on homes contributed a record £6.7bn to the Treasury in the last financial year. Read more
Stamp Duty

Fewer homes escape the stamp tax threshold
Relentless house price inflation means that fewer than one in five properties now escape the £125,000 stamp duty threshold. Read more
The first home information packs

House sellers look to attract buyers
Just a few months into their dry run, the first home information packs have been completed and are already being used by house sellers to attract buyers. Read more
Typically house prices rose by the equivalent of £46 per day in 06

Making the average price of a UK home rise to £173,746
House prices scored their first double-digit gains for almost two years in December 2006, according to a recent survey from the Nationwide building society. Read more

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