Homebuyers have only six weeks left to sign up to the Help to Buy ISA saving scheme. This scheme involves a bonus of 25% from the government when you buy your first property. The Help to Buy ISA has paid people an average bonus of just under £900 since it began in 2015. However, it…
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Help to Buy ISA Scheme Ends in November
Homebuyers have only six months left to sign up to the Help to Buy ISA saving scheme. This scheme involves a bonus of 25% from the government when you buy your first property. The Help to Buy ISA has paid people an average bonus of just under £900 since it began in 2015. However, it…
Planning Permission for Extensions No Longer Required
Homeowners in England no longer need planning permission to build extensions on their homes. This will allow thousands of people to expand their homes cheaper and quicker. The previous rules required homeowners to put in a full planning application for single-storey rear work; this cost over £200. Thanks to the government’s scrapping of the red…Continue reading
Committee Publishes Leasehold Reform Report
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee recently published the report from its inquiry into leasehold reform. Ban on selling new builds as leasehold The report, which the Committee published last month, made several recommendations to the government. One of these recommendations is banning the sale of new leasehold houses; the government has already committed to…Continue reading