Do I count as a first-time buyer if I inherit a share of a...
I’m worried I’ll lose my bonuses in a help-to-buy Isa and/or relief from stamp duty land taxQ My partner and I are looking...
My parents have a ‘lifetime mortgage’ – what happens if my mother sells?
She will need to go into a care home soon and we’re worried the lender will set the priceQ When my father died,...
I own my home with my parents – what happens to it when they...
Neither of my parents have a will, so does ownership of the house automatically come to me?Q I own my home with my...
Chancellor offers £3bn fix for Britain’s ‘broken housing market’
Philip Hammond’s spring statement includes funding to build 30,000 affordable homesA new £3bn scheme will fund the building of 30,000 affordable homes, the...
Help to buy has had its day. Time to tax the builders and close...
Osborne’s plan to assist first-time buyers has created colossal windfall profits. The Treasury deserves some of that moneyIf the major banks –...
Help-to-buy scheme pushes housebuilder dividends to £2.3bn
Flagship policy of former government drives up firms’ profits along with house pricesBritain’s biggest housebuilders paid out £2.3bn in dividends in their most...
London property slump pushes Foxtons to first annual loss since IPO
Nationwide says house prices dipped 0.1% in February from January to average of £211,304The London estate agent Foxtons slumped to its first annual loss since...
Taylor Wimpey reports £811m in profits boosted by help-to-buy
Housebuilder says it has yet to see any signs of Brexit-related slowdown in demandTaylor Wimpey is the latest housebuilder to report bumper profits for...
Outrage as help-to-buy boosts Persimmon profits to £1bn
Builder condemned for making massive gains from taxpayer-funded programmeHousebuilder Persimmon made a record-breaking £1bn profit last year – equal to more than £66,000 on every...
UK house prices take pre-Brexit hit, says Nationwide
Rise of only 0.5% in December – the slowest annual rate of growth since February 2013Fears over Brexit caused British house prices to all but...
