The Bank of Mum and Dad is set to aid over 316,000 house purchases this year, although at £5.7 billion the total value of their lending is set to be down 17% on 2017 according to new research by Legal and General and CEBR. Over 70% of parents use cash Read more…
The government netted an estimated £1,883 million in residential SDLT revenue during the first quarter of 2018, £188 million less than last year, and the lowest quarterly takings in two years. While sales volumes were just 2.2% lower than last year, net receipts fell by 9.1%. Without the addition of Read more…
It is 50 years since the first decimalised coins hit the high street of the UK, and five years since the Land Registry first starting recording details of cash versus mortgage transactions. In 2017 just over 1.4 million properties were purchased in cash, the equivalent to just fewer than Read more…
Spring 2018 Newsletter PDF Version Dan HopkinsWorking with property professionals for over 20 years providing advice and services to all property investors. www.handmproperties.co.uk