It’s been a busy old month in Scottish property news, with lots of seemingly contradictory stories coming out. So what is the real picture? Is an interest rate rise imminent? What effect has the Mortgage Market Review had so far? We are now almost halfway through the year and about as far into the World…
The changes that came into force regarding mortgage lending at the end of April have been a hot topic in the press this past month.ย http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/personal-finance/tougher-rules-will-hit-buyers-looking-for-loan.24054191ย The main change brought in by the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) is that people now have to go through more stringent affordability checks and to provide more information about spending levels.…
Buying a property to be used as a home versus buying as an investment – what are the main things to take into account? There are two main reasons that people buy a property: as the perfect home for themselves and their family, or as an investment that they plan to make money on, either…
Are you thinking about putting your home on the market this summer? If so, have you given consideration to the exterior of your home? We all know that itโs a great idea to make the interior of the property look as attractive as possible to potential buyers: for example, weโve all heard of the concept…
After the Easter holiday, May has been a month punctuated by various bank holidays, local holidays and public sector holidays, seriously affecting the ability to settle house sales or arrange mortgage finance or find property buyers who werenโt away to the coast for the weekend. ย In spite of this, the property market continues to build…
Budget 2011 Special!ย What Have I Written About Below and Why Should You Carry On Reading? George Osborne had his 15 Minutes of fame last week, announcing the Budget for 2011-12. ย There was not a huge amount in there for those looking at purchasing or selling a property in Scotland. ย In other news, initiatives were…
Welcome to my property market update for February 2013! The Press hasn’t been too intent on destroying public confidence in the housing market this month, which is good to see. Indeed, that’s been a few months where it appears that Scottish Independence and the trams in Edinburgh have bumped more general property market news off…
As I write my first property market update of 2012, I have just listened to to The Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ and have been unable to resist a little wry smile. For those of you whose properties are still standing and have an entire roof after the hurricane and extreme weather that we saw…
HSBC bank has reported that more than 350,000 home owners in the UK who bought a property in 2007 are in negative equity: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/8888537/More-than-350000-home-owners-in-negative-equity.html What does this mean and what should you do if you find yourself in this position?
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