Posts by alison:
UK areas where landlord-owned properties have the worst EPC ratings revealed
Posted on: 11 Nov 2022
Rented out homes in Cleethorpes (Lincolnshire), Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria), Westcliff-on-Sea (Essex), Grimsby (Lincolnshire) and Accrington (Lancashire) have the worst ratings in the UK. Of the 683 landlord-owned homes in Cleethorpes, 80% have a D-G rating; while in Barrow-in-Furness 1,067 (79%) rented properties have the lower ratings. Seventy-two percent of Westcliff-on-Sea and Grimsby rental homes have D-G […]
Mortgage term end for Ian and Lisa
Posted on: 06 Oct 2022
Making the right choice With the end of their interest only mortgage term coming up on their Wakefield home, Ian and Lisa decided it was a better option for them to sell the property rather than make the expected final payment or renew the mortgage. “Our 25-year mortgage term was about to expire, and we […]
CEO Cormac Henderson shares his thoughts on the Stamp Duty cut unveiled in mini Budget
Posted on: 27 Sep 2022
Arguably, the biggest of them all was the Stamp Duty cut, which is expected to remove 200,000 people from having to pay Stamp Duty when purchasing a new home. The threshold for first-time buyers has been increased from £300,000 to £425,000. The chancellor also increased the value of the property on which first-time buyers can […]
Is it time to downsize your home to downsize your bills?
Posted on: 14 Sep 2022
With food prices rising by 10.5% in August alone, the highest rate since the global financial crash in 2008, the Asda Income Tracker claims a fifth of UK households are now reporting an average shortfall of £60 a week between their income and what’s needed to cover monthly outgoings for essentials. With homeowners feeling the pinch, many are attempting to […]
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