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High levels of interest in mortgages at the Affordable Homes Show
30 September, 2013
We had a very busy but enjoyable time at last Saturday’s Affordable Homes Show in London. Hundreds of people came to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference centre with queues snaking around the block at one point. Our Censeo mortgage advisors met dozens of people and explained how they could go about securing a mortgage for… Read more »
Just two days until the First Steps Affordable Homes Show 2013
26 September, 2013
We are very excited about the forthcoming First Steps Affordable Homes Show where we are headline sponsor. Click here to watch our welcome video – First Steps Affordable Homes Show And there is still time to register. Click here to visit the First Steps website. Censeo Limited is an appointed representative of First Complete Limited, No2… Read more »
Proposal for new homes due to be announced by the Labour Party
24 September, 2013
Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Milliband is expected to announce proposals for hundreds of thousands of new homes at their party conference today. Members will also debate and vote on a motion calling for a ‘large scale programme of building of new and genuinely affordable homes for social rent, to buy and with councils once… Read more »
Thousands of Londoners pushed into debt by so-called bedroom tax
19 September, 2013
According to False Economy, a union-backed pressure group, thousands of Londoners will be pushed into debt by the so-called ‘bedroom tax’. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that a total of 3,700 Londoners had been pushed into debt. And almost one in five London council tenants affected by the benefit reform could now face… Read more »
6% house growth forecast for 2013
17 September, 2013
Property portal Rightmove estimates that the average house price in the UK will have risen by 6% by the end of the year. Although their house price index for September shows a 1.5 per cent decrease on the previous month, the company has revised up its previous estimates. The average property price according to the… Read more »
Two weeks to go until the First Steps Affordable Homes Show
14 September, 2013
It is just two weeks to go until the First Steps Affordable Homes Show 2013 where Censeo are proud sponsors. The event is officially endorsed by the Mayor of London, hosted by Share to buy at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (opposite Westminster Abbey). For more details, check out the website – www.sharetobuy.com/firststeps/homesshow
UN official urges Government to fund social housing
13 September, 2013
A UN representative provoked an angry response from politicians this week after recommending that the Government should be starting to fund social housing again in order to avoid breaching international treaties on housing. Special rapporteur Raquel Rolnik also told Inside Housing that grant funding for developing social homes should be renewed. And she is quoted… Read more »
Mortgage approvals up 31% on last year according to British Bankers Association
27 August, 2013
According to the British Bankers Association, mortgage approvals were up 31% on last year, more proof of the strength of the housing and mortgage markets. The BBA said that gross mortgage lending was higher in July than both June’s figures and the average for the previous six months. BBA statistics director, David Dooks said: “Mortgage activity… Read more »
Local Government Association – thousands of unbuilt houses in the UK
22 August, 2013
According to the Local Government Association (LGA), there are 400,000 unbuilt homes with planning permission in the UK. The LGA, which represents more than 350 councils in England, is calling for the Government to lift a cap on borrowing to build new homes, which they claim would allow councils to deliver 60,000 new homes over… Read more »
Number of mortgage products exceeds 10,000 for first time since 2008
20 August, 2013
According to the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), the number of mortgage products available has exceeded 10,000 for the first time since 2008. Research by the MAB also shows that the average two-year fixed rate has fallen 1.05 per cent to 3.63 per cent in the year to July, while the average five-year fixed rate has… Read more »