Tag Result: budget 2021
OBR warns mortgage costs to rise 13 per cent by 2023
Homeowners are being told to prepare for a 13 per cent increase in their mortgage interest...
CGT deadline extension welcome by property sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the deadline for capital gains tax (CGT) to ...
Budget changes are already boosting landlord demand – Young
There can be a tendency to criticise governments of all political persuasions for what the...
Sunak expects first-time buyers to be main users of mortgage guarantee scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak believes the 95 per cent loan to value (LTV) mortgage guarantee sch...
Tightening mortgage affordability will limit house price rises – OBR
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) believes a growing gap between family incomes a...
More lenders eyeing 95 per cent LTV govt-backed mortgages
Banks and building societies have confirmed they will be reviewing their product offerings...
IMLA: Some lenders would prefer looser LTI and stress tests to enable high LTV lending
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has criticised the government for its...
MMC taskforce set up to accelerate use of new building methods
The government has established a Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) taskforce to encoura...
Brokers give thumbs up to 95 per cent LTV government-backed mortgages
Brokers have given the thumbs up to a government-backed mortgage scheme which has a good c...
Buyers flock to Rightmove after Sunak reveals help for homebuyers
Enthusiastic property hunters flocked to Rightmove’s website immediately after the Chanc...