A year on from the first lockdown, how has the property market been affected by the pandemic? March 23rd marks the anniversary of the start of the first UK lockdown. It would have been almost impossible a year ago to predict the extent of the impact the pandemic has...
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Is now a good time to sell a property? It certainly seems that way, with high demand continuing and many people still hoping to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline. Demand for properties remains high during the current lockdown. Rightmove reported a slight dip when...
The government’s new 95 Per Cent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme launched on Monday 19 April 2021. The aim of the scheme is to make more 95 per cent mortgages available to those with smaller deposits. First-time buyers can apply but you don’t have to be one to be eligible.
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