Recent Articles in First Time Buyer Property Checklists

BBC News interview with Kate Faulkner – which political party has the best housing policies?
Apr 9, 2015
Take a look at Kate discussing which of the political parties has the best housing policies.
Thinking of selling your current home and trading up? Read our expert property tips
Apr 8, 2015
If you are selling and buying, it can be hard to hold together both. The idea we could put up our home for sale, find a buyer in a good or bad market and then find the perfect home we want to live in for the next 10 or 20 years, is to be honest, very difficult to achieve!
Kate on electoral housing policies
Apr 7, 2015
Check out Kate discussing her top 3 housing policy issues...
Thinking of Trading Down? Read our trading down advice
Apr 7, 2015

If you are looking at trading down from a larger to a smaller home, you are likely to have lived in your home for some years.

The good news is you probably own your property outright – over 50% of homeowners today in England do - or you are likely to have lots of equity and when you trade down it may mean you won’t need a mortgage at all.  
Latest Land Registry London borough analysis - April 2015
Apr 2, 2015

Every month we track the performance of each of the 32 London boroughs to see:-

  1. How are they performing this year versus last?
  2. Is the growth/decline more or less than the long term average?
  3. What and when was the highest house price growth ever?
  4. How much did prices fall during the last recession?
  5. Are current property values more or less than the 2007/08 peak?
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