Buyers face £3,700 penalty if they wait a year to purchase a home
Waiting just 12 months to buy a home will cost purchasers an extra £3,700 a year after rising interest rates and growing house prices push the dream…
How to help your children buy a house in the UK without giving away cash
In this instance, generous family members need to consider whether their savings would be better invested elsewhere, where they could earn a higher return. It is also…
5 ways to get on the property ladder without the help of mum and dad
In 1981 my grandparents bought their council house in Enfield, north London, early recruits to Margaret Thatcher’s vision for a property-owning democracy. At the start of the…
‘I bought a house I couldn’t sell’: nightmare stories and advice for first-time buyers
A year after moving in she met her now-husband, Alex Martin, 42. In 2012 they decided to get out of the city. East London was in the…
I have dutifully saved for a home using an Isa. Now I am being penalised £1k for buying
But then I noticed the catch: all the money I had slowly funnelled away into the Lisa could only be used on a property worth £450,000 or…
How the supply chain crisis could hit house prices
Buyers who have purchased off-plan in affected developments could be left in the lurch. If builders can’t deliver on time, some could be pushed into rental accommodation…