UK house price growth slows to 0.5% as mortgage rates near 6%
UK house prices rose just 0.5% in October as the average five-year fixed mortgage reached 5.99%, while economists expect tougher conditions ahead for buyers and sellers.
Topic
First Time Buyers
Topic
First Time Buyers
First-Time Buyer Loan Scheme to Cap Household Income at £140,000
Your First Home will cap eligibility at £110,000 per household — £140,000 in London — and offer 20% equity loans on new-builds wi…
Bellway Sees 10% Output Lift From Burnham's Your First Home Scheme
Bellway's boss says the Your First Home scheme could lift annual output 10%, but first-time buyers waiting for launch may slow th…
Labour Revives Help to Buy With 2.5% Deposits in Housing Push
Labour cuts first-time buyer deposits to 2.5%, reviving the Tories' help-to-buy playbook despite Fairburn-era risks, in a bid to…
‘Your First Home’ Scheme Sends Housebuilder Shares Higher
Andy Burnham's ‘Your First Home’ scheme has lifted FTSE housebuilders ahead of its formal launch next month. Key details on eligi…
UK Housebuilder Stocks Surge on First-Time Buyer Scheme
UK housebuilder stocks jumped as a new government scheme for first-time buyers in England triggered what investors called a rare…