Firm offers fixed price buyer protection
A firm is offering a Home Buyers’ Protection, for £79.50, which will help protect home buyers from the financial worry of their house sale falling through. Nearly a third of house sales fall through for a number of reasons. Policy-holders will have their expenses covered if; – The property is withdrawn from sale – They […]
Code of Practice launched for Japanese Knotweed
The Property Care Association (PCA) has developed a best practice framework for the control and eradication of Japanese Knotweed. The PCA developed the framework in conjunction with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and supported by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, Building Societies Association and several Japanese Knotweed control companies that operate in the […]
Mortgage lending by mutuals continues to grow
Mutuals approved a total of 24,295 loans in February, up 16% from the 21,020 in February 2012 and up from the 20,979 loans approved in January. Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £2.5 billion in February, up by 29% compared to the same month last year. Lending by mutuals increased […]