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Censeo nominated for What Mortgage award
25 June, 2013
Censeo is thrilled to have been nominated for the 2013 Best Specialist Mortgage Advisor at the 2013 What Mortgage awards. The nomination is recognition for our work in the new build and affordable housing sectors. For full information and list of nominees, check out the What Mortgage website here.
Delays in the home buying process due to a lack of qualified surveyors
24 June, 2013
Home buyers are experiencing delays due to a lack of qualified surveyors, according to Mortgage Strategy. The magazine states that the shortage has forced some of the country’s biggest firms to stop accepting new valuation instructions in certain areas as market activity increases. For the full story, click here.
Very few know the true cost of a mortgage
20 June, 2013
A new report out today by consumer champion Which shows that 99.5% of people do not know the true and total cost of a mortgage. In a survey of 1,001 homeowners and homebuyers, only 0.5% ranked five mortgage deals in the correct order, from best to worst. And only a quarter could actually find the… Read more »
Censeo on the radio
19 June, 2013
Censeo has been taking part in a series of radio interviews talking about the Government’s new Help to Buy Scheme. Director Tony Davis was asked about ‘Generation Rent’, the National Housing Federation’s ‘Home Truths report’, his thoughts about Help to Buy and who was going to benefit most from it. The interviews will be syndicated… Read more »
Warning about house price bubble
18 June, 2013
More concerns have been raised about the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. The Building Societies Association fears that it may lead to a housing bubble. Their head of mortgage policy believes that there should be a clear exit strategy from the scheme, which is due to start early in 2014. For full details of this… Read more »
More people choosing to rent – study by the Halifax
17 June, 2013
A new study by the Halifax shows that we are starting to become a nation of renters, with fewer young people being prepared to spend several years saving for a decent deposit. According to the bank, the average first time buyer deposit now stands at £26,956. Yet one third of those in the 20-45 age… Read more »
New survey reveals 85% of homes in Central London sold to foreign buyers
13 June, 2013
A survey by the estate agent network London Property Partners reveals that 85% of homes sold last year in Central London were to foreign buyers. Of this figure, 80% were to European purchases and 20% to those from Asia. Miguel Janin, director at the company is quoted as saying : “Over the past 18 months, overseas… Read more »
Almost 20% of ‘second steppers’ ask family for help
11 June, 2013
According to Lloyds TSB, one in six (16%) so-called ‘second steppers’ – people moving up the ladder from their first home – are contemplating turning to their parents to plug the gap between the value of their first home and the cost of their second property. The bank found that the majority of these people… Read more »
Number of first-time buyer transactions increases by 15% in April
10 June, 2013
According to a new report, the number of first time buyers rose by 15% in April. The latest FTB monitor from LSL Property Services reveals that there were 22,000 first-time buyer transactions in April- 2,900 more than in March. Click here to read the full story.
Home Builders Federation: Help to Buy off to a flying start
6 June, 2013
The Home Builders Federation has heralded the Government’s Help to Buy scheme saying that 4,000 people had reserved a new home in the two months since it was launched. Stewart Baseley, the executive chairman of the HBF is quoted as saying: “The Equity loan part of Help to Buy has got off to a flying start. “Four… Read more »
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