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London property market expected to prosper from unrest in Europe

According to the prestige property agency Elite Property Search, the prime property market in London is likely to be bolstered by Europe’s political and economic upheaval.

The recent French election which saw the left wing Francois Hollande voted into power, a man who opposes anti-austerity measures and embraces a strategy of far reaching growth, has left [...]

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House prices rise in the majority of the UK

This has been another good month for the housing market in the UK as all areas have seen the price of houses go up, except for some small pockets of the country such as Humber and Yorkshire where the price of houses has fallen by a small amount, around 0.1 percent.

Much of the increase has [...]

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Newbuy scheme aims to help first time buyers onto the property ladder

Newbuy scheme aims to help first time buyers onto the property ladder

NewBuy is a scheme that has recently been launched by the government in order to encourage new people onto the housing ladder.

One of the main problems about trying to get people to buy houses is that the deposits on a mortgage are very [...]

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Good neighbours seem to be hard to find in the UK

A new survey from FindaProperty.com, the property website, reports that 13 million people are not sure of what their neighbour’s name is. The survey results show that people are becoming isolated from those that live near them; which are more shocking in light of the fact that the Queen has asked everyone in the country [...]

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Rise in stamp duty could benefit squatters

Squatters could become surprise beneficiaries of homebuyer’s attempts to avoid the higher stamp duty rates, claim solicitors. Estage agents, meanwhile, are predicting that house prices in London will cease to rise and finally follow the falls that have already been seen across other parts of the UK.

George Osborne recently raised the price of stamp duty [...]

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Some mortgage options explained

Often referred to as interest or capital repayment mortgages, a whole repayment mortgages can be a great option as they allow borrowers to pay off the total amount owned on a loan on a month to month basis.

A part of the terms of repayment, every month a payment is made to the lender with part [...]

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Never buy a house without getting a survey

If you’re buying a new home then it is very important that you have a survey conducted of the property. This is something that should be done especially if you are buying an older property, but must be done even if you are buying one that is brand-new.

If you’re planning to make an offer for [...]

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Increase in house prices looks to be short lived

There has recently been some good news for people who own homes, as the price of property has increased on a month on month basis for the first time since early 2010. This is the first jump in a very long time and it is something that is going to be welcomed by homeowners who [...]

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Advertise your property for free courtesy of I Am The Agent

Advertise your property for free courtesy of I Am The Agent

The online estate agent I Am The Agent, who operate on a fixed fee basis, have launched a London wide bus campaign, and we are giving one lucky winner to chance to advertise their property on our website for free.

This launch is a milestone [...]

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Housing market sees boost before the stamp duty relief expires

The housing market is in something of a fragile state, but it has recently been boosted to an eight-month high by the nearing expiration of the government’s break on stamp duty for first-time buyers.

The relief on stamp duty has been running for some time now but it is due to expire next month. It is [...]

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