High-end property repossessions rise as Covid purchases go 'horribly wrong'
Home repossessions are rising among properties worth more than £5m as even the wealthiest are hammered by a jump in mortgage rates, experts have said.
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Home repossessions are rising among properties worth more than £5m as even the wealthiest are hammered by a jump in mortgage rates, experts have said.
House prices edged up in November off the back of an improving mortgage market, Nationwide reported today, but the rise came from a statistical quirk.
The argument against stamp duty is that it puts people off moving home, because the tax adds thousands of pounds to the upfront cost. But will the Chancellor change it?
The argument against stamp duty is that it puts people off moving home, because the tax adds thousands of pounds to the upfront cost. But will the Chancellor change it?
Older homeowners have a collective 10 million spare bedrooms between them, new research has suggested - and a fifth say they don't use them at all.