First Time House Buyer Deposits Equal To A Year’s Salary
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show the dramatic uplift in the value of deposits needed by first-time house buyers: from just £12,000 in 2007 to £26,000 today. This represents 87 per cent...
View ArticleRealism Boosts House Sale Numbers
With a new mood of realism, sellers appear to have accepted that the days of unending house price appreciation are over. According to The Housing Intelligence Company, the number of house sales agreed...
View ArticleUnusual Incentives That Help To Sell A House
Because around 70% of homes on the market since January remain unsold and each estate agent is handling an average 78 homes for sale, sellers are resorting to unusual measures to induce buyers,...
View ArticleAdding A Room Adds Value
With the housing market continuing to stagnate, many people are turning to home improvement as a way to get the space they need. Figures from Nationwide last week showed that a record 20 per cent of...
View ArticleProperty Demand Hits Four Year High
Demand for houses in the UK is at a four year high, as enquiries from house-hunters return to September 2007 levels. The number of enquiries made last month rose to 308 per average branch according to...
View ArticleGood News For House Sellers – Mortgage Approvals Are Up!
Bank of England data shows that mortgage approvals for house buyers rose to 52,900 from 52,800 in October, which was the highest level in 23 months. Economists expected a fall to 52,500. “We can derive...
View ArticleWhat’s The Chance Of Your House Sale Falling Through?
To help house sellers calculate the chances of sales falling through, Quick Move Now has drawn up a report. It shows that fall through rates have actually dropped over the past three years, though...
View ArticleNortherners More Likely To Use Online Estate Agents
National fixed fees online estate agents, eMoov has revealed that home movers in the North are better than southerners at saving money on estate agent fees. Many can reduce their charges by up to 90...
View ArticleWho to tell when you’re moving house
It’s easy to lose track of people and contacts when you’re moving home, so here’s a handy list to remind you who to tell: Driving licence: The DVLA may need to update their records and send you new...
View Article5 Reasons Not To Move Home
This is a little “off-brand” as far as TheAdvisory goes. After all, we’re all about helping people move home! However, moving house is one of the biggest events in our lifetime. Yet along with the...
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