One possible area of concern for people buying a new house is whether they will get on with their new neighbours.
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The Scottish Government has launched a new £30 million scheme designed to make it easier for people to buy new homes from small and medium sized housebuilders.
...Interesting new research from Halifax shows that, while areas in London and the South East are continuing to dominate the country's list of most expensive places for property on a per square metre basis, there are, other areas where property fetches a high price per square metre, including Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
...New data released by the Nationwide reveals that UK house prices increased by 0.4% in March 2014 and were 9.5% higher than March 2013. This means that average house prices are now around 3% below the peak values of 2007.
...According to figures released by the UK Government this week, more than 17,000 people have used the Help to Buy scheme to buy a new home.
...Interesting new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the number of loans made to first time buyers (FTB) in January 2014 was up by 38% compared to the figures for January 2013.
...The growth of the UK housing market is being severely restricted by the lack of homes being put up for sale, and this shortage of homes is also causing house prices to rise in some parts of the country.
...Newly released figures from Registers of Scotland reveal that the number of residential properties sold in Scotland in the third quarter of 2013 was up 26.1% on the same period in 2012.
...Figures released this week by Nationwide, reveal that UK house prices increased by 0.7% in January and were 8.8% higher than in January 2013.
...More than 1200 households have applied to the Scottish Help to Buy scheme, the Scottish Government has announced.
...According to the latest Lloyds Bank Homemovers Review, 337,500 people have moved up the housing ladder in 2013, as rising house prices have given homemovers a higher level of deposit for their next property.
...In just 12 weeks, nearly 750 homeowners have completed their house purchases and hundreds were able to spend Christmas in their new homes, according to the latest figures from the government.
...Interesting figures released by Nationwide Building Society reveal that UK house prices increased by 0.6% in November 2013, with the average house costing £174,566 in November compared to £173,678 in October 2013.
...Two of the UK’s major mortgage lenders have reported that thousands have applied for mortgages under the extended help to buy scheme during its first month, according to the BBC.
...Recently published figures have revealed that the number of residential properties sold in Scotland in the last quarter was up 22.5% on the same period in 2012. Total volumes for July to September reached 24,274, which is apparently the highest recorded quarterly figure since 2008.
...Good news for those of you looking to take out a mortgage this year - house purchase lending increased by 11% in January when compared to the previous year. This makes it the highest January total since 2008, according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
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