The number of remortgages have increased by more than a quarter between March and April. Over 50% of borrowers took out a five-year fixed rate product. With rates on the rise, it’s essential you take the time to review your current mortgage. If you’re currently on a...
Read moreOwners of second homes in England who claim exemption from council tax byreporting them as holiday lets will in future have to provide evidence of actual letting.The current rules allow owners to pay businessrates instead of council tax if they simplydeclare an...
Read moreTo mark this year’s Earth Day on 22nd April, Rated People has revealed that record numbers of homeowners are set to install energy-saving eco home improvements in 2022 in a bid to save money on their bills. Requests for roof insulation increased by 419% in 2021 when...
Read moreA family in a modern home pays 52% less for their energy Rising energy prices have driven homeowners towards new-build properties as older and wealthier buyers spurn properties that have become too expensive to run. Applications for unbuilt properties was 50% higher...
Read moreFigures from ONS have shown that house prices in the UK have increased by £31,000 in the past year (2021).Average rental prices are forecasted to increase by 12% from 2020 to 2024.It is estimated that the number of renters in the UK will surpass the number of...
Read moreCritical illness cover (or CIC) is a type of insurance that is often sold alongside life insurance.It is designed to provide you and your family with financial stability if one of you were to fallseriously ill. It’s of course not a nice thing to think about but...
Read moreThe average price of property coming to market has risen once again, with the 0.3% increase adding a further £852 to the value of a home – 7.6% higher than in January 2021, the highest annual rate of price growth recorded since May 2016, according to Rightmove....
Read moreAxe plans to force buy-to-let owners to pay up to £10,000 to boost energy efficiency, say campaigners. Campaigners are calling for plans to charge landlords up to £10k to be scrapped.Plans are for all new rental homes to have an energy rating of C or above. From 2028,...
Read moreIncrease your property’s appeal even as house price growth slows Britain’s property boom has started to slow, with the end of the stamp duty tax holiday taking some of the urgency out of the market. Buyer enquiries are still considerably above pre-pandemic...
Read moreThe average house price has gained £15,000 over the past year. One in every 16 private homes in Britain will have been sold this year in the busiest property market since the financial crisis.Huge buyer demand depleted the number of homes for sale to 40pc below the...
Read moreHouse prices are on the up but the cost of homeownership itself has also climbed and by a greater margin, according to the latest research by GetAgent. GetAgent first analysed the cost of buying in the current market based on the cost of stamp duty, the average...
Read moreThe climate crisis is a real concern amongst most people in today’s world. More and more people are taking measures in their everyday lives in order to combat the effects of climate change – but can your living situation benefit both the planet and your pocket? Almost...
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