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Yearly Archives: 2014

Stamp duty calculator – Stamp duty explained – Mortgages & property – Which? Money

Our stamp duty calculator shows how much tax you’ll pay when buying a home with the new stamp duty rates, and how much it would have cost before December 2014. Source: www.which.co.uk

Freezing out over 40s ‘unjustified’

Freezing the over 40s out of the housing market is another example of unjustified age discrimination. according to Paul Green from Saga. Source: www.yourmortgage.co.uk

FCA cautions lenders on overstrict affordability criteria

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking whether lenders are thinking about their customer’s best interests when assessing affordability under the Mortgage… Source: www.yourmortgage.co.uk

Spend wisely so your home improvements increase value

YOU, naturally, make improvements to your home to ensure it’s more suited to your lifestyle and taste, but unless it’s your forever house, you may also be interested in what would make it more… Source: www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

Property prices ‘predicted to fall’

House prices are set to dip across the UK next year as the market pauses for breath following the sharp growth in values seen in 2014, according to new predictions by analysts. Source: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

6 Must-have Insurance Policies

Poor planning in just one of these areas could be detrimental to your long-term wealth. It will only take one catastrophe to put you in a world of financial hurt. However, the natural tendency is to try to skimp or even self-insure with various types… Source: www.huffingtonpost.com Lessons from the USA…

What will really happen when interest rates rise? – Telegraph

As a new report suggests borrowers will be protected from rising rates, what will be the true impact of an interest rate rise on the economy? Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

1st October is D-Day for Letting Agents | News | Property Reporter

So at last the Government has agreed that every letting agent in England and Wales must join an authorised consumer redress scheme to ensure tenants and leaseholders have a straightforward option to hold their agents to account. Source: www.propertyreporter.co.uk

A mansion tax won’t fix the UK’s dysfunctional property market

Jonathan Portes: We should replace council tax and stamp duty with a progressive levy on property values, collected and kept by local authorities Source: www.theguardian.com

Hometrack: House prices stall for the first time in 19 months

The Hometrack survey of estate agent adds to mixed recent data on the housing market and is a possible indication that the market is turning. Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk