Need to check out a house price? Land Registry can’t help as it stopped keeping tabs on sales during lockdown The Land Registry said data is ‘not as representative as it usually would be’ That’s because far fewer property sales were completed during the past months By Sarah Bridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
House prices surge to all-time high as Halifax confirms post-lockdown property rally – but how long can the mini-boom last? House prices recovered following lockdown to hit the highest levels on record Price of the average UK home now £241,604, 3.8 per cent higher than last year Experts warn recovery may be short lived as … Read more
Bereaved families and struggling homeowners being denied mortgage holidays By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 5 August 2020 Struggling homeowners are being refused more time off mortgage payments, despite the banks being under orders to support customers through the pandemic. Banking trade body … Read more
Lenders began to dip their toes back into low-deposit mortgage lending this month as the Government’s stamp duty cut gave the housing market a boost. Nationwide, the UK’s largest building society, and fellow giant Coventry BS have said they will offer up to 90 per cent loan-to-value deals once more, after they and other lenders axed … Read more