23 December 2011 | David Marsden
The Government has this week published a note containing further details of its new 'Build Now, Pay Later' scheme. Click here to read it.
The note provides an overview of what Build Now, Pay Later is,...
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16 December 2011 | Faiza Ahmad
The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 came into force on 10 November 2011.
Under these Regulations, a tenant will have the right to ask their landlord to allow a competitor electricity...
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9 December 2011 | Richard John
There could be some further good news for potential homebuyers from an unexpected source.
Following on from the Government’s recent introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme to help purchasers...
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5 December 2011 | Richard John
There was good and bad news for homebuyers in the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement.
The introduction of a new-build indemnity scheme, aimed at increasing the supply of affordable mortgage finance...
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11 October 2011 | Richard John
Getting more first-time buyers onto the property ladder is something that this (and the previous) Government have been trying to do for the past few years. The Coalition Government’s new FirstBuy Scheme...
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5 October 2011 | Richard John
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently published a sustainability and residential property information paper for its 100,000 qualified members, which looks at the need to consider...
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30 August 2011 | Marilyn Saunders
Well according to a number of property organisations and commentators, we could be.
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned that over the next ten years, home ownership in the UK will fall...
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30 August 2011 | Maria Tempest
The Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011 came into force on 1 July 2011.
Under the Regulations, statutory sewerage and water undertakers take ownership of all private...
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