Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective home buyers according to a recent survey of over 4,000 home buyers by PrimeLocation.com. Almost 3 in 5 (57 per cent) of those surveyed listed loud or anti-social neighbours as the most likely reason for being put off a home purchase. Homebuyers in the East and North East of England are [...]
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Byker Community Trust develops homes for veterans: AF&V Launchpad
The BBC Reported earlier this year on sheltered housing on Tyneside that is being converted into specialist accommodation for armed services veterans. Work has started on 35 homes for ex-servicemen and women in Byker, Newcastle. The scheme is being developed by the Byker Community Trust and Armed Forces and Veterans Estates. The trust said 750 [...]
20% of borrowers focus less than a week researching their next mortgage
Results from research indicate that one in five UK homeowners about twenty per cent spend a week or less looking into mortgage products before they make a decision to buy. Almost half of borrowers forty nine per cent spend a month or less on research. This is despite the fact that a mortgage is likely [...]
CML announce: Lending to first-time buyers increased in February
First-time buyers increased The number of first-time buyers increased by 3 per cent in February, marking the best start to a year since 2008, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Activity in the first-time buyer sector was 17 per cent stronger in February than in February last year, and combined with January reached [...]
48 flats at Bickleys Court in Bognor Regis at 20% below open market value to members of the Armed Forces and Veterans.
SALE OF BICKLEYS COURT FLATS IN BOGNOR REGIS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS Armed Forces & Veterans Estates is selling 48 flats at Bickleys Court in Bognor Regis at 20% below open market value to members of the Armed Forces and Veterans. Arun District Council voted unanimously on 13 March 2013 that [...]
Debate over housing stock crisis gathers momentum, AFVE begins to provide solutions.
Speaking at a Social Market Foundation debate, Professor Stephen Nickell of Nuffield College, Oxford was reported to have said “There are fewer vacant houses in England than in nearly any other country”, Industry experts gathered at a Westminster location last week to discuss the chronic lack of housing facing this generation and what could be [...]
First-time buyers in Scotland hits post-crunch high
The number of first-time buyers in Scotland rose to the largest annual total in four years, according to new data released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders in Scotland. A total of 19,000 first-time buyers purchased a property in Scotland in 2012, an increase of 13 per cent on the previous year. Meanwhile, in [...]
Housing Solution for Veterans: AFVE and The Byker Community Trust.
Valuable Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Awarded to Byker Community Trust The Byker Community Trust (BCT) has been awarded a prestigious £250,000 Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant to help refurbish Avondale House so that veterans can resettle in Newcastle following their military service. This development will breathe new life into the very heart of [...]
Seven important considerations when buying a home, The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)
With the number of house hunters on the rise, the NAEA is advising prospective buyers of key long-term considerations to factor in before purchasing of a home. Latest figures from the NAEA show that the number of house hunters registered per member branch is increasing, while data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders revealed the [...]
Highest level of potential house buyers for five years!
According to a leading estate agency, the number of people looking to move home is at its highest level for five years. The independent estate agency said that the number of prospective buyers registering their interest during January was higher than at any time since 2008. Total potential buyer levels last month rose 5.3 per [...]
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