Recent Articles in First Time Buyer Property Checklists

Interest rates to rise - how much will it cost you?
Jul 20, 2015

With the Americans in the process of advising everyone that interest rates are going to rise there in 2015, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney has indicated rates may also rise in the UK. The plan is very clear – but it’s worth knowing that every time over the last few years Mark Carney has talked about raising interest rates, he and the MPC committee who’s decision it is to raise them, have shied away. So what are the planned interest rate changes in the UK?

Does corruption in the UK property market exist?
Jul 17, 2015

Proof is accumulating that UK property has become a safe harbour for corrupt capital stolen from elsewhere in the world. Transparency International’s recent report, Corruption on your Doorstep: How corrupt capital is used to buy property in the UK, accompanies its online campaign about corrupt assets - and the sheer volume of them coming into the UK market. For anyone with corrupt funds, a property in the UK can offer a secure and outwardly respectable investment, and a convenient hideaway should life become difficult at home.

How is the supply and demand of property post Election?
Jul 14, 2015

Kate's price summary analysis the various property indices' reports on supply and demand for property, including data from Hometrack, the NAEA and Agency Express.

Kate's July 15 property price summary with data from LSL and RICS
Jul 13, 2015

Kate's monthly property report tracks key reports on property prices produced on a monthly basis, and summarises crucial numbers and what experts are saying about the market. It also includes Kate's comments on what this means, primarily for the general public, but also for the industry, market and the economy. The indices includes data from Hometrack, NAEA, RICS, LSL and Rightmove.

Five reasons to Buy in Northamptonshire
Jul 9, 2015

With first time buyer purchases on the up and interest rates at their lowest for years, 2015 is shaping up to be a great year for homebuyers in Northampton.