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Not so Democratic?
The phrase “Property Owning Democracy” seems to have faded into oblivion. Indeed, the latest ONS figures suggest… Read More
Getting political
With an Election looming the Housing Market is becoming something of a political football. The Buy to let sector in particular… Read More
New Year's Diet?
The Bank of England says Borrowers’ appetite for taking on mortgage debt dropped significantly in the last 3 months of… Read More
Members Only?
In September we reported on EU plans to regulate BTL mortgages and that the Government was receptive to the notion. Lenders are… Read More
Balancing Act
Beacon Homeloans offered mortgages to UK house buyers. As soon as the mortgages completed they were sold to Redstone. Both were… Read More
Scots Deliver Land Tax Reform
With a nod to Adam Smith Scottish Legislators have announced that next Spring Stamp Duty will be replaced with a Transaction… Read More
Wandering Wolverhampton House Prices
As the football season gets into full flow the league tables are beginning to take shape. The same goes for House Price… Read More
Seven years Fitch
Seven years after we first wrote how securitisation had pumped up house prices it seems that Quantitative Easing is having a… Read More
Action needed to Stamp out Mid Market Malaise
With Second Steppers struggling to get onto the next rung of the housing ladder Stamp Duty Land Tax is coming under the… Read More