Spring is here and house prices ‘bounce back’
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Nationwide has said that house price growth bounced back strongly in March, following a lull in February.
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Conservative plans to help first time buyers
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Conservative leader David Cameron has come out in favour of more help for first time home buyers, insisting that “everyone should have the right to own their own home”.
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Stable mortgage market activity
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The number of new mortgage approvals has gone up again said the British Bankers Association – and confirming more signs of a growing house market.
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House prices up as supply falls
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House prices have risen by 0.5pc in March according to the latest survey from Hometrack. It’s the fourth consecutive month of house price growth and the highest monthly rise since the summer of 2004 the company said.
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NAEA responds to London’s stamp duty bill
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has commented on the Halifax report that average homebuyers in London pay more than £7,500 in stamp duty.
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UK Budget 2006 – Halifax disappointed at IHT inertia
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Although the Chancellor announced the inheritance tax threshold would rise gradually to £325,000 in 2009/10, Halifax has expressed it’s disappointed that he failed to immediately raise the threshold further, and believes an opportunity has been missed to lift many ordinary people out of reach of this outdated levy.
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Average London homebuyer pays more than £7,500 in stamp duty
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For the first time, at £257,120, the average price of a residential property in London is now above the £250,000 threshold at which stamp duty is paid at 3%, according to the Halifax.
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