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Property and Mortgages
00:01 | 06 Jan 2009
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Lorna Bourke
For first time buyers, the 16.2% fall in property values over the past year means that even for those with only a 10% deposit, a home of their own is now within reach.
00:01 | 19 Dec 2008
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Lorna Bourke
An astonishing number of people are using mortgage payment holidays to cover holiday costs, often unaware this is far from free and can create even bigger financial problems at a later date.
00:01 | 17 Dec 2008
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Linton Chiswick
It takes a period of flux and instability – big dramatic economic shifts – for the moment when one domino hits the next to be clearly visible to every naked eye.
00:01 | 15 Dec 2008
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Lorna Bourke
Homebuyers should not rely on any government scheme to bail them out if they find themselves unable to meet mortgage repayments because of sickness or unemployment.
00:01 | 12 Dec 2008
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Lorna Bourke
The optimistic forecasts from those with a vested interest in talking up buy to let have proved wrong.
00:01 | 11 Dec 2008
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Linton Chiswick
Encouraging social tenants to become homeowners is, the argument goes, a kindness to everyone. If only it were that simple.
00:01 | 05 Dec 2008
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Lorna Bourke
In the past four months the Revenue has launched 7,371 informal investigations into buy-to-let landlords whom it thinks may have underpaid tax.
00:01 | 29 Nov 2008
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Lorna Bourke
The odds are still stacked high for many. But what is next for the housing market?
00:01 | 28 Nov 2008
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Linton Chiswick
Investors trying to walk away from the ailing Dubai property market are being severely stung.
00:01 | 26 Nov 2008
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Linton Chiswick
Once again, the malaise began and rests with lending. House prices just aren’t falling fast enough to compensate for the ever-more-conservative demands of the banks.
18:39 | 24 Nov 2008
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Lorna Bourke
The chancellor's offer of more help for homebuyers in financial difficulties has been welcomed. But not everyone is convinced that the Chancellor has done enough.
00:01 | 19 Nov 2008
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Linton Chiswick
Forcing lenders to pass on the interest rate cut is bad business.
00:01 | 12 Nov 2008
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Linton Chiswick
The housing market slump could force estate agents into the digital age and with luck they'll do more and cost less.
10:58 | 10 Nov 2008
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Lorna Bourke
Despite the recent dramatic interest rate cut by the Bank of England, mortgage lenders may have reasons not to pass on equally dramatic reductions.
00:01 | 06 Nov 2008
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Lorna Bourke
With the first frosts of winter already upon us, landlords need to ensure that their tenants know how to cope with an emergency.
00:01 | 03 Nov 2008
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Linton Chiswick
If the roots of the property market crash are in the US, it’s not unreasonable to wonder whether that’s where to look for the first signs of recovery.
00:01 | 22 Oct 2008
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Linton Chiswick
There's some doom and gloom out there about buy-to-let but, strange as it may seem, another view is that actually things are looking up.
00:01 | 16 Oct 2008
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Lorna Bourke
New-build city centre flats have plummeted in value recently to give some buy-to-let investors headaches.
00:01 | 15 Oct 2008
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Linton Chiswick
Developers and private vendors are offering appetisers to encourage would-be house buyers to sign on the line. But how do these enticements affect the valuations of properties?
00:01 | 13 Oct 2008
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Lorna Bourke
Latest research from Halifax shows how strongly location affects property price. Amenities that buyers are prepared to pay premiums for include good schools and the countryside.
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