Sevenoaks Mortgage Solutions

20/06/2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-20/boe-move-to-scraps-mortgage-tests-puts-first-time-buyers-at-risk

The Bank of England has been accused of putting first-time homebuyers at risk by relaxing its mortgage lending rules just as rising interest rates threaten to crash the property market.

21/03/2022

The average price of a home in Britain has reached more than £350,000 for the first time

23/02/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60463196

The price rise between January and February is the highest for 20 years, says Rightmove.

09/02/2022

Inflation where it hurts!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60287007?fbclid=IwAR0ShJ-E67lWMsIOLR7MTV0-NNcwBc5hfSz7P_Vj4xRX3vZKNpu4MrT86Hw

A "vicious cycle" of rising costs means nearly all businesses are being squeezed, Lord Bilimoria says

03/02/2022

Will this be an absolute gamechanger for estate agencies? Rightmove has rolled out a new feature that it says is ‘more likely to send leads to agents’.

03/02/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60197463

Bank of England increases rates for the second time in three months as the cost of living rises.

31/01/2022

https://www.ft.com/content/08d0f386-f129-4bac-9bbc-0c17420b92e2

Average property values increased more than 10 per cent last year, according to new analysis

11/01/2022

https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/personal-finance/2022/01/07/house-prices-updates/

What’s the latest information on house prices? We monitor the leading indicators to keep you regularly updated about all the key moves in the UK’s property market Halifax: Average UK Property Price Breaks Record Average cost of UK property hits record high of £276,091December 2021 prices 9

26/03/2021

Article

It’s ironic really. The main reason that an awful lot of people love living in Sevenoaks in the heart of the green belt is for the 35-minute train into London Bridge. Yet in the midst of the pandemic

27/02/2021

Budget 2021: First-time buyers get boost for new loans

Tens of thousands of young people will get their first step on the housing ladder under a mortgage guarantee scheme due to be announced in the budget next week.Buyers will be able to obtain a mortgage

27/11/2020

https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/2018/03/06/help-to-buy-timebomb-as-five-year-anniversary-looms/

Thousands of those who used the government s Help to Buy mortgage scheme could be hit with expensive fees on their loans as they come to the end of their five year interest free period in the next few months