Your First Home | Budget taxes

Your First Home | Budget taxes | Higher mortgages

New interest-free loan scheme for first-time buyers set up

Scottish Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the First Homes Fund will offer first-time buyers £10,000 towards a deposit.

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Landlord income up 23% but arrears are significant

Managing risk and the right portfolio structures are vital in keeping rental properties profitable, says LegalforLandlords’ Sim Sekhon.

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Simplify Right to Rent guidance, urges Propertymark

Agents need clearer guidance and practical tools to help them comply with Right to Rent rules.

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Evidence grows of weaker homebuyer demand

Adam Day, of EXP UK, says: "There's an element of buyers adopting a wait-and-see approach ahead of the Autumn Budget."

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Residential conveyancers: 'We're working three years ahead of reforms'

Why wait for buying and selling reforms to become law? Residential conveyancers are already on a public education and implementation mission, says Lisa Isaacs.

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Estate agent CRM software platforms embrace the AI revolution

CRMs are the absolute bedrock of your agency. Now AI is unlocking your dormant data with promising results, discovers Lisa Isaacs.

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The Ombudsman Files – Goodwill property repair turns into grievance

The Property Ombudsman highlights the importance of contractor oversight, communication and complaint handling when a property repair goes wrong.

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Rightmove reveals latest AI property search feature

Rightmove's AI comparison assistant is already boosting leads to agents, says its Chief Technology and Operations Officer Tarah Lourens.

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Healey 'rules out' big increase in Capital Gains Tax

Chancellor John Healey is reported to be set to ignore pleas from some Government colleagues to raise Capital Gains Tax significantly.

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Free estate agency software offered with unlimited listings

Ian Bucklar, of Havenswift Hosting, said the decision to offer unlimited listings on TerraSuite at no cost was intended to remove a common pricing restriction.

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Your First Home could slow the market before launch, major builder

Buyers may delay purchasing decisions in the months ahead of the launch of the Your First Home Scheme, a house builder warns.

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Two-year fixed-rate mortgages within a whisker of 6%

Mark Harris, of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, says: “While mortgage rates are on an upwards trend, borrowers should not panic."

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HMO tenants seeking more housemate safety

New research calls for landlords to be more transparent about who HMO tenants will be sharing properties with.

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Local searches must be mandated at agent instruction, says Connells Group chief

Connells' Chris Rosindale tells The Neg that officials have been told this is the most pressing reform if Ministers want to speed up home moving and reduce fall-throughs.

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