A new survey by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has found confidence is on an upward trend among the UK’s ‘second steppers’.
...The Scottish Government has laid legislation in Parliament that will remove the automatic council tax discount for second homes.
...There were an estimated 310,000 first-time buyers in the UK in 2015, according to the annual Halifax First-Time Buyer Review.
...As many as one in ten home buyers didn’t take the time to carry out any checks while viewing the property they later bought, according to new research commissioned by Which?
...The Scottish Government has announced that £70 million is to be invested in a scheme to help eligible first-time buyers on low to moderate incomes buy a home.
...The cost of a first-time buyer owning a home in the UK is now on average £110 per month lower than renting, or £1,316 per year (14%), according to research by Halifax.
...Getting on the property ladder is a bigger priority for young British couples than having a big white wedding, according to research by HSBC.
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