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FIRST-TIME buyers could get help to get on the property ladder under new plans revealed by the industry watchdog today. The ...

Average home prices hit record highs of £311,034 this year, requiring deposits of around £61,090, according to Halifax. In ...

Family members and friends are often helping to fund people’s steps up the property ladder, a survey indicates.

For most first-time buyers in the UK, the problem with housing is no mystery. House prices feel impossibly high. Rents continue to rise, swallowing income that could otherwise be saved for a deposit.

Transfer duty is a tax on the sale of property. It forms part of national revenue, and the deeds office falls under the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. In principle, it ...

I don't like the idea of borrowing so much, but my rent is always going up and I just want to be in a place of my own.

NatWest’s performance this year has been strong, with the addition of key strands to the proposition, its head of ...

Manx residents have told a survey about barriers to first-time buyers getting on the property ladder the biggest difficulties ...

Jatin Patel, head of mortgages, savings and insurance at Barclays, said: “Our latest data highlights a market in transition. Though first-time buyers are often thought of as the main beneficiaries of ...

Families who already own a home are tapping up their parents for tens of thousands of pounds to help them climb to the next ...