To help buyers and sellers better understand their legal position, property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has created a comprehensive guide to pulling out of a property sale. What does it mean? When is the last point you can do it? And what are the ramifications of walking away from the deal? […]
Inflations levels hit 9% in April, registering the fastest rise in consumer prices in the last four decades. As a result, our bills and receipts have been soaring. The cost of food and drink could rise by 15% this summer and filling the average family car with petrol now exceeds […]
Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has looked at the most common contributing factors that lead to a property sale falling through. Fall-throughs are commonplace in the UK housing market and It’s thought that one in ten property purchases fails before completion. However, with the market booming in recent months, it’s estimated that […]
A question that I am sometimes asked is ‘how much of a discount can I expect to get off a purchase price or off an asking price if I offer the agent cash?’. By the way, just to be clear, when I say offer the agent cash, I don’t mean […]
Even though the London property market is currently in slowdown, prices remain some of the highest in the country. This obviously puts pressure on affordability and this pressure is increased by the cost of Stamp Duty Land Tax, which can be very expensive for residential buyers and even more so […]
More mortgage choice means it’s more important than ever to choose the right lender Alpa Bhakta, CEO, Butterfield Mortgages Limited Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the number of mortgage products available on the market. Between 2016 and 2018, an additional 4,212 products were introduced into the residential […]
As 2018 draws to an end, there has been much to reflect upon in the buy to let market. There is plenty for landlords to ponder heading into 2019, as Andrew Turner, chief executive at specialist buy to let broker, Commercial Trust, explores. An evolving market The past couple of […]
The Bank of England recently increased its base rate for the first time in a decade. This historic interest rate rise to 0.5% may have been expected – but it has raised lots of questions, nonetheless. What does the rise mean for mortgages? Is now the right time to fix? […]
Today’s announcement by the Bank of England that interest rates will rise from 0.25 to 0.5% has not come as a surprise, but marks a significant change in direction following almost a decade of record low interest rates. First Time Buyers who have purchased a property in the past 10 […]
Mark McLaughlin points out a possible ‘last resort’ remedy if transferring property into trust results in an unexpected tax charge. The tax implications of transactions are sometimes overlooked; or perhaps there may have been a misunderstanding about the tax implications. For example, an individual may transfer a property into a […]
