by Alan Lowery | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
A typical UK home costs more than £250,000 for the first time after prices rose by 9.9% in the last year, according to the Nationwide. Durham Homes For Sale The building society said the average house price was £250,311 in October, up 0.7% on the previous month. It...
by Alan Lowery | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
A huge surge in property prices in September has pushed the average cost of a UK home to a record high. The Halifax House Price index rose by 1.7 per cent last month – equivalent to more than £4,400 – pushing the average price of a UK home to £267,587. The monthly...
by Alan Lowery | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The secret owners of more than 1,500 UK properties bought using offshore firms have been uncovered by a BBC investigation. The details are featured in the Pandora Papers leak of offshore financial documents and list property with an estimated value in excess of £4bn....
by Alan Lowery | Oct 6, 2021 | Housing, Latest News
Annual house price growth of 10% or more has been recorded for each of the past five months, according to data from the Nationwide. The UK’s largest building society said that prices in September were up 10% compared with a year earlier, a slight slowdown from...
by Alan Lowery | Sep 30, 2021 | Housing, Latest News
Stamp duty is a tax paid on property purchases. In July 2020, the government announced a cut to help buyers whose finances were affected by Covid. Until 31 March 2021, home buyers didn’t have to pay stamp duty on the first £500,000 of a purchase price. This...