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Here’s how long you need to keep a home to make a return on investment

Londoners will make a return on their investment in less time than the rest of the country, new research shows.

May 26, 2023
Property News

Surprise late spring surge boosts London house prices

Confidence is slowly returning to a market nine months after it was knocked by the mini Budget

May 22, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

‘How much will our mortgage payments increase as interest rates rise?’

Zoe Watson and Maxwell Broughton are about to move onto their lender’s standard variable rate

May 11, 2023
Property News

Closing time? Six more London pubs to be sold off as crisis deepens

The capital’s watering holes are being sold off and made into homes. Is it closing time for the traditional pub?

May 3, 2023
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The pay rise Londoners need to afford two- and three-bedroom homes

Londoners now need to earn an extra £7,300 a year to buy a two-bedroom home compared to 2020

May 3, 2023
Property News

Baby Boomers own more than three quarters of nation’s property wealth

New statistics lay bare the huge generation wealth gap in London and how it has increased over the past decade

May 2, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

‘I need indemnity insurance for a new mortgage. What does it involve?’

Taeya Maj bought her property in 2012, and her fixed-rate mortgage expired in November last year. She has been told that her leasehold documents are incomplete and advised to buy indemnity insurance.

Apr 27, 2023
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Rentlords: meet the tenants buying flats elsewhere to rent in London

Renting in the capital while owning another property that could be hundreds of miles away is not as mad as it may seem

Apr 21, 2023
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Where does your borough fall on London’s latest house price ranking?

Where does your area lie in the London house price ranking?

Apr 20, 2023
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Inner London flat prices have fallen by 24% ‘in real terms’ since 2016

According to new figures from Zoopla, the static average price of London flats represents a significant decline in real terms

Apr 5, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

‘Should I add my fiancé to my mortgage before we get married?’

Adding another party to a mortgage is logical for many but it can be a tricky arrangement with stamp duty to consider.

Mar 30, 2023
Property News

Why Haringey Council has erected “a fortress” around 120-year-old tree

The case highlights “home insurers’ use of loopholes in the law” says local group Haringey Tree Protectors, who are suspicious of subsidence claims

Mar 20, 2023
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‘The bank laughed at me and said I didn’t earn enough for a mortgage’

Why is it still so much harder for women to afford to buy or rent a London home than their male peers?

Mar 10, 2023
Property News

Flats built for sale in Camden may be reallocated to house refugees

Dozens of the flats intended to fund the north London council’s redevelopment schemes could be reallocated to provide more permanent homes to refugees

Mar 10, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

‘Can I keep my fixed-rate mortgage if I turn my house into an HMO?’

Jada Woolf wants to know whether registering her home as an HMO will impact her low fixed-rate mortgage

Feb 24, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

Meet the couples who put off dream weddings to buy their first homes

With the average wedding now costing £18,000, it’s no wonder many modern couples are putting mortgages before marriage

Feb 8, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

New scheme lets buyers crowdfund to purchase a home without a mortgage

A new scheme aims to bypass mortgages and allow buyers to crowdfund their way onto the property ladder

Feb 8, 2023
Property News

Meet the Londoners struggling to sell their shared-ownership homes

Shared ownership helps thousands of buyers on to the ladder, but selling on can be a nightmare

Feb 1, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

Mortgage clinic: ‘How much could I borrow to buy a rental property?’

First-time buyer Julie Ford would like to invest in a rental property as a way of safeguarding her future.

Jan 27, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

‘How does the First Homes scheme compare to shared ownership?’

Robert, 28, and Mariona Bolohan, 26, run a translation business and have been looking to buy a property for two years

Jan 26, 2023
Buying & Mortgages

Despite Help to Buy extension many buyers will still miss out on homes

After Homes & Property revealed hundred of Londoners would miss the Help to Buy deadline due to buliding delays, the government announced an extension. But many buyers still stand to miss out

Jan 23, 2023