Homes market surges as buyers burst out of lockdown gloom and head out of town to view properties Savills estate agents say interest in new homes has increased by 30 per cent There were 906 homes sold on Wednesday and 1,883 properties listed for sale The housing market has burst since lockdown restrictions were lifted midweek … Read more
Homebuyers could have their mortgage deal pulled even after exchanging contracts on a new house as banks calculate whether loans are still affordable for those whose circumstances have changed during lockdown. An estimated 450,000 property sales stalled when the Government shut the housing market in Britain on March 26, with most of those expected to … Read more
Buyers are seeking discounts of up to 20 per cent on properties as the housing market reawakens. Estate agents reported a surge in demand yesterday after ministers lifted a seven-week ban on home moves. But experts warned of a ‘Mexican standoff’ between buyers and sellers as fears linger over a price crash. An estimated 450,000 … Read more
The majority of home-seekers are determined to plough ahead with their property transactions once lockdown restrictions are eased, new findings show. Ninety-four per cent of buyers and sellers surveyed in research by property website Rightmove said they want to get their property deal moving when the housing sector is taken off the leash. As lockdown … Read more
Almost 2,000 more first-time buyers get on the property ladder each month, as they take advantage of cheaper homes, generous mortgages and stamp duty cut First-time buyer numbers jump by 5.8 per cent compared to last year July saw a year-high in the amount lent to people buying their first homes Fewer homeowners are remortgaging than … Read more
Interest from wealthy buyers has soared for luxury underground bunkers in South Dakota since the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic. The Vivos xPoint bunkers, which are built on a former US Army base near the Black Hills area of South Dakota, come fully equipped with swimming pools, tennis courts, exercise spaces, pre-stocked gourmet food, … Read more
Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber agree to let the buyers of their Malibu home PULL OUT of the $6.5 million sale amid COVID-19… telling them ‘we’re all in this together’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:43 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 12:11 BST, 1 April 2020 Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber have kindly … Read more
Britains are being warned to guard their chickens after reports of fowl being stolen amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Smallholding groups and hen charities say those who own birds should make sure they keep an eye on them after parts of Britain were hit by egg shortages. There have already been reports of birds being taken … Read more
The Government has told the public not to move house during the coronavirus outbreak – but yesterday said there are exceptions in certain circumstances. Home buyers and sellers were left in limbo this week after the Government urged the public not to move house while the lockdown continues across the country. As a result tens of thousands … Read more
The Government has told the public not to move house during the coronavirus outbreak – but yesterday said there are exceptions in certain circumstances. Home buyers and sellers were left in limbo this week after the Government urged the public not to move house while the lockdown continues across the country. As a result tens of thousands … Read more