Property
Longer and later mortgages
a new backdrop to the property landscape!
Drop in rate of growth for recent house building
New targets could still leave a shortfall
3 million additional houses pledged
Housing now at the top of the political agenda!
New housing agency
Objectives …to locate surplus public land and the development of brownfield sites
Eco-towns
The government recognises the first official zero-carbon home
Buy-to-let
Some investors don’t plan to fail but they do fail to plan
First-time buyers
15 year high in proportion to income spent on mortgage interest payments
Buy-to-let
Generous parents represent nearly a quarter of those planning to invest
Return to a buyers market
Increased market supply as sellers look to realise gains
House purchase plans
Innovative employer’s help staff get on the property ladder
Stamp duty land tax
Know the facts
Landlords who fail to declare investment earnings will face new initiative
Honesty is the best policy
Property developer profits spared!
Controversial levy may now be scrapped
