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New guidance for lenders on treating pregnant women fairly
New guidance is being issued to lenders to ensure they are not treating pregnant women or women on maternity unfairly when they apply for a mortgage. Read more »
Property prices 1.1% higher than a year ago
According to The Nationwide, property prices in the UK are 1.1% higher than they were a year ago. Read more »
British house prices said to be 31% too high
According to a new report by the OECD suggests that British house prices are 31% too high compared to rents and 21% over-priced against incomes. Read more »
New report urges failed shops to be turned into homes
As more and more high street shops continue to close, a new report out this week says that many of these failed retail units should instead be turned into homes, offices or entertainment venues. Read more »
According to Hometrack, house prices are rising at their fastest rate since 2007
Hometrack, the property information firm, say that house prices in the UK are rising at their fastest since 2007. Much of this is down to the scarcity of homes in London and the South East. Read more »
Nationwide confirms it is preparing to enter Help to Buy
More news on the Help to Buy front with the announcement that Nationwide will be joining Halifax, NatWest and Woolwich in signing up to the shared equity element of the scheme. Read more »
Record number of millionaire properties in London
It has been reported this week in the Evening Standard that there are now a record number of millionaire properties – households with total assets valued at more than £1 million. Most of this is down to an increase in property prices. Read more »
Busy few weeks for the Censeo team
We’ve had a busy few months here at Censeo. As well as sorting out affordable mortgages for our clients, our senior team have also been attending a number of housing events. Read more »
First time buyer activity remains strong
According to a new report by the Council of Mortgage Lenders, first-time buyer activity remained strong in March. Read more »
Free service launched to help social tenants
Some of the biggest housing associations in England are planning to hand over rental payment data to a credit ratings giant in order to build their tenants’ credit history and help them access more affordable finance. Read more »