Tag: help to buy

  • Halifax Reports First Time Buyer Numbers on the Rise

    In July 2016, the UK’s largest mortgage lender, Halifax, revealed that the number of people buying properties for the first time is on the increase. So how will this affect the property market in Edinburgh and the Lothians? Halifax’s figures show that 154,200 first time buyers were successful in the first half of 2016, compared…

  • Seven Top Tips on Saving for Your First Property Deposit

    As a report from the Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender, this month showed, First Time Buyer activity is on the rise with 10% more property sales taking place in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period last year. Of course, saving for your first home can be a stressful and daunting…

  • Property News Round Up April 2016

    Property News Round Up April 2016 This month we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the supplementary Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) charge for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers, the possible effect of the EU Referendum on house prices and also…

  • Property News Round Up March 2016

    Property News Round Up March 2016 This month we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the supplementary Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) charge for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers, the possible effect of the EU Referendum on house prices and also…

  • Property News Round Up February 2016

    Property News Round Up February 2016 In this month’s bumper Property News Round-Up, we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the planned supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers as well as how likely it is…

  • Monthly Property Market News Round-Up January 2016

    In this month’s bumper Property Market News Round-Up, we take a look at property sales and price trends, the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme in 2016, the planned supplement on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for buy-to-let investors and second-home buyers as well as the prospects of interest rate rises in 2016. Property…

  • MOV8 Real Estate’s 2015 Review of the Year – Scottish Property Market

    MOV8 Real Estate’s 2015 Review of the Year – Scottish Property Market 2015 has certainly been an eventful year for the Scottish property market! With Stamp Duty being replaced by a new property tax on 1 April 2015, interest rates remaining unchanged for a record length of time, sales at their highest level in almost…

  • MOV8 Property Market Update April 2015

    The sun appears to have finally come out of hiding and, with spring now very much upon us, the local property market has continued to bloom. Last month at MOV8 we had more properties go under offer than during any month since we opened our doors almost 8 years ago. Sales during March were up…

  • March 2015 Property Market Update

    It seems like spring is finally here and, with the worst of the cold weather now hopefully behind us, let’s take our monthly look back at what has been happening in your local property market. A busy start to the year March is traditionally the month when we really see activity among home movers really…

  • Property Market Update July 2014 – Press, Prices and Comment by MOV8 Real Estate

    The World Cup behind us, the Commonwealth Games are now well under way, the culmination of a year-long countdown and many more years of work behind the scenes. So has this excitement filtered down to the property market? For your monthly round-up of what has been happening in the property market in the past few…