March 2006 Archive

Nationwide: House prices surge again

House prices rose by 1.1 per cent in March (photo: pixmedia)

House prices increased by 1.1 per cent in March as the housing market continued its strong start to the year.

Mortgage lending falls

Bank of England data has put a dampener on hopes for the housing market

Hopes for sustained improvements in consumer spending and the housing market have been hit by a raft of data published on Wednesday.

Mortgage incentives can be a false economy

Incentives may not always makes for the best deal

Consumers are being warned to look at the bigger picture when taking out a loan or mortgage, rather than being swayed by an incentive.

Buy-to-let mortgage growth predicted

Buy-to-let mortgage growth predicted

The buy-to-let investment market is looking forward to a strong future, new data reveals.

Hometrack records 0.5% rise in house prices

London drove house prices up nationally

House prices rose by half a per cent in March, driven by a resurgent London market.

Borrowers could waste £200m on mortgage charges

Lending charges can increase the cost of a mortgage.

Higher lending charges on mortgages will cost borrowers a staggering £200 million this year, according to research by Nationwide Building Society.

Detached homes hit by inheritance tax

Detached homes are most likely to be hit by inheritance tax

Owners of detached homes are more likely to be hit with an inheritance bill, a new report suggests.

Budget 2006 - Stamp duty rise 'derisory'

Gordon Brown increased the stamp duty nil threshold to £125,000 today

Gordon Brown's decision to raise the stamp duty land tax threshold to £125,000 in the Budget today has been described as "derisory".

NAEA: Property market strengthens

The property market strengthened in February, NAEA figures show

The property market is going from strength to strength, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) reveals today.

Record mortgage lending in February

February saw record figures for mortgage lending [photo:Pixmedia]

Some £21.8 billion was leant in mortgages last month - a record for February, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveals today.

London house prices break £300,000

London house prices have breached the £300,000 barrier, Rightmove reveals

The average asking price of a home in London is now more than £300,000, new figures show.

UK leads Euro gazumping league

Brits are plagued by gazumping (photo: Pixmedia)

New research reveals that if you are buying a house in the UK, you are more likely to be gazumped than you are anywhere else in Europe.

RICS: Fourth month of house price rises

Surveyors have reported further house price rises

House prices rose for the fourth consecutive month, indicating that the market is continuing to strengthen, say surveyors.

Girls given more help when buying a home

Women get more help from parents when buying a home

Girls get more help than boys when buying a first home, new research reveals.

Stamp duty costs first-time buyers £1,700

First-time buyers are paying £1,700 in stamp duty [photo:Pixmedia]

Stamp duty land tax costs the average first-time buyer almost £1,700, new figures reveal.

House price rises exaggerated

House price prospects might be less bright than previously thought

Doubt has been cast on recent figures suggesting that house prices are rising again as the property market strengthens.

Britons pay £60m more in stamp duty

Britons paid more stamp duty, even after changes to help first-time buyers

UK residents are paying more stamp duty land tax than ever before - despite a change in the rules and fewer house sales.

Mortgage fixes cost £948 a year

People on out of date fixed-rate mortgages are wasting close to £1,000 a year

Close to a million homeowners could be paying almost £1,000 too much a year in mortgage payments.

ODPM: House prices climb further

House prices are 4.3% higher than last year, the ODPM finds

Government figures provided fresh evidence of climbing house prices today.

London drives house prices past £200,000

The average UK house price is now more than £200,000 [photo:Pixmedia]

High house price growth in London drove the average property value in England and Wales through the £200,000 barrier last month.

Save £22,000 with an offset mortgage

Offset mortgages can save people a bundle

Offset mortgages can see people save more than £22,000 on the cost of their home loan, or pay it off more than five years sooner, new figures show.

House prices rise fastest in Denmark and Estonia

House prices in Copenhagen rose in 2005

Danish and Estonian house prices are rising faster than anywhere else in Europe, new research reveals.

Halifax: House prices up 5.5%

House prices rose 1.4% in February, according to Halifax data

House prices rose 1.4 per cent in February, to stand 5.5 per cent higher than the same month last year, Halifax reveals today.

Offset mortgages top choice for better off

Offset mortgages are a top choice for well-off Britons

Offset, or current account, mortgages work best for higher rate taxpayers, new data from Defaqto, reveals.

End 'unfair' stamp duty land tax

Stamp duty land tax should be reformed, Rics claims

Stamp duty land tax is unfair, hurts first-time buyers, and is in desperate need of reform, Rics said today.

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