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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to Buy scheme to €35,000, as the UK government prepares to unveil its own new homeownership scheme. The €5,000 increase was announced as part of Ireland’s 2027 Budget and is intended to...
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Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in a poll of British adults, with 26% of respondents choosing her. Kwasi Kwarteng was second in the ranking, selected by 22%, while 7% named Rishi Sunak as the least successful. Reeves attracted...

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House prices to fall 2% in 2011, predicts RICS

RICS has predicted that house prices will finish 2011 2% lower than at the...
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Commons committee concerned over welfare gamble

The Work and Pensions Select Committeehas accused the government of "gambling"" with housing benefit...
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Pair of land banking firms to be wound up

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills has presented petitions in the...
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Choose Co-op for insurance: Shelter

Shelter is urging people in need of home insurance to choose Co-Operative Home Insurance...
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Changes at consumer panel

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has made four new appointments to take effect in...
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Location still matters

Despite technological advances, location is still important, writes Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus...
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Expectations for buy-to-let in 2011

Nigel Terrington, chief executive of buy-to-let lender Paragon Group, looks at the prospects for...
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Mydeposits.co.uk passes important milestone

Tenancy deposit scheme mydeposits.co.uk has passed the one millionth deposit mark. The deposit protection was...
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No cheer from seasonal lending figures

Gross mortgage lending in November was 5% down on October's figure at an estimated...
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How rosy is the remortgage recovery?

From some of the coverage being lavished on it recently, it appears that the...
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Search firm’s registration suspended by PCCB

The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) has suspended the registration of Ms K &...
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Deposit guarantee limit to rise to £85k

The FSA says the new deposit compensation limit for the United Kingdom will rise...
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Ireland boosts Help to Buy as UK prepares new first-time buyer scheme

Ireland has increased the maximum support available to first-time buyers under its Help to...
Economy

Reeves ranked least successful of five recent chancellors in poll

Rachel Reeves has been rated the least successful of the past five chancellors in...
Building Societies

Teachers for Intermediaries raises new-build LTV limit to 95%

Teachers for Intermediaries has increased its maximum LTV on new-build houses and flats to...
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Cambridge BS opens applications for deposit-building Rent to Home scheme

The Cambridge Building Society has opened applications for its Rent to Home property in...