Properties remain over-priced and unaffordable for the vast majority of first-time buyers – despite a 10.5% fall in house prices over the last 12 months, the National Housing Federation has warned.
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A second survey of members conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the residential sales arm of the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP), regarding the indecision caused by a possible Government Stamp Duty holiday announcement, shows that the crisis is still playing out in the housing market.
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Alliance & Leicester’s Mortgage deals have been re-priced and rates are being reduced on all but one of its mortgage products, which remains unchanged.
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New research from Halifax shows that four fifths (80%) of people who carried out home improvements in the past year financed their work either partly or entirely through their own savings.
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House prices continued to fall during August, with Nationwide reporting that the total drop in house prices over the past year has been by 10.5% – the first annual double digit fall since 1990.
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The Liberal Democrats have set out proposals to help families who are unable to pay their mortgages and are facing the threat of homelessness due to the credit crunch.
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Nationwide Building Society has announced changes to its mortgage product range, which will be effective from Thursday 28 August.
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