Halifax to pay half of stamp duty bill
In a bid to help home movers across the board, not just first time buyers, Halifax have announced an extension to their Stamp Duty Product to encompass all home movers purchasing property up to a value of £250,000.00. Initially launched back in March, to coincide with the end of the Government’s first time buyer stamp […]
Buying with Friends
First time buyers are still struggling to get on the housing ladder. A shortage of mortgage finance and house prices that are still, despite a decrease, out of reach means that first time buyers are finding alternative ways to get onto the housing ladder. Buying with friends and family isn’t new but seems to be […]
Increase in SVR will affect more than 1 million mortgage customers
An increase in the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) from four UK banks could see mortgage customers facing an additional £300 million in repayments over the next 12 months, according to Which?. Mortgage customers of Clydesdale Bank, Yorkshire Bank, Co-operative Bank and Halifax will see their monthly mortgage payments increase, with effect from 1st May. […]
Why conveyancing is not a simple business…
I went on a course last year called the PSC, for people aiming to qualify as solicitors. My own background is that as a Legal Executive I decided to go further and complete additional examinations as well as the Law Society’s requirements and hope to enrol as a solicitor having now jumped through all the […]
ETSOS hits right note at PROPERTYdrum B2B awards
Online search specialist and ancillary service provider, ETSOS, has hit just the right note at this year’s PROPERTYdrum B2B awards, scooping top honours in the Outsourced Services category. The judges were impressed by ETSOS’s one stop property shop approach, with the onus on innovation and product development geared to enhancing agents’ performance, efficiency and competitiveness. […]