Plans for a major reform of the house-buying system, which aim to cut costs, reduce delays and halve failed sales, have been unveiled by the government.
Read MoreFirst-time buyers could save hundreds in sales plan, government says
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New housing secretary ‘no friend of landlords’ speeches reveal
New Housing Secretary Steve Reed has a track record of lambasting landlords as a quick trawl through Hansard parliamentary records reveals.
Read MoreFirst-time buyers to benefit from 40,000 new homes on brownfield railway land
The Government has launched a property company to oversee the release of brownfield sites on surplus railway land to enable tens of thousands of new homes to be built.
Read MoreRenters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
The third reading of Renters’ Rights Bill passed the House of Lords on Monday (21 July). That means the bill will now ‘ping-pong’ between the MPs and peers until it becomes law.
Read MoreRachel Reeves to announce permanent 95% mortgage guarantee scheme
Mortgages offered through the scheme will mean first-time buyers and home movers can buy a home with a deposit of just 5%.
Read MoreLast-ditch bid to make Renters Rights Bill even tougher on landlords
Details are emerging about anti-landlord amendments being tabled by Lords at the final stages of the Renters Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament.
Read MoreMortgage guarantee scheme to be made permanent from July
The mortgage guarantee scheme which helps buyers with a small deposit purchase a property is being extended permanently, the government revealed yesterday.
Read MoreRenters Rights Bill might destabilise housing market says data expert
A co-creator of the Halifax house price index is warning that Angela Rayner’s Renters Rights Bill could destabilise the housing market.
Read More‘Make or Break’ Spending Review: What it means for landlords
As Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, prepares to unveil her first Spending Review, public affairs manager, Ellie Bateman, highlights some of the difficult decisions being made that will shape public spending over the coming years – and how these could impact you as a landlord.
Read MoreUK mortgage guarantee scheme due to end with no news on replacement
More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans.
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