Switching homes and mortgages
Nationwide is urging home movers to switch to a better mortgage deal at the same time they switch homes.
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Estate agents say no to Tesco
Tesco’s plans to sell properties via its stores could be facing some difficulties.
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Tesco moves onto the property market
Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, has decided to make a move onto the property market.
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Brown signifies continuity for HIPS
The announcement that Yvette Cooper, Minister for Housing and Planning will continue with her role, but taking on a much higher profile and attending cabinet meetings when required, has been heralded as great news by Home Information Packs (HIPS)industry.
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House price growth adds to rate rise predictions
House price inflation ‘bounced back’ in June with prices rising by 1.1%, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.
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Chance for PM to place housing at the very heart of government
Responding to Gordon Brown’s announcement that housing will be a top priority for his government, David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, said:
“Gordon Brown is saying what we have known for years: that ending our critical housing shortage is the key to prosperity and social justice for this country.
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Mortgage lending up
May’s gross mortgage lending of £19.7bn was 8% more than in May 2006 new figures from the British Bankers Association have said.
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