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Twenty7Tec has partnered with WhenFresh to allow users of its cloud service to access property attribute data and valuations. The Bournemouth-based tech firm says the deal with the research group brings together over 200 proprietary, private and public datasets to form a UK residential property "data supermarket”,
View more on these topicsMortgagesOpinion Head to Head: Is the mortgage guarantee scheme really the answer to first-time buyers’ woes? By Rebekah Commane 14 Yay To my mind, the government’s 95% mortgage guarantee scheme is a good solution to first-time buyers’ woes. A fully functioning housebuying chain needs an initial purchaser, normally a landlord or a first-time buyer (FTB). During the past year, buy-to-lets have remained the market’s constant. They varied up or down a little, sometimes with the stamp duty holiday bringing forward demand or ushering it b...
Published: 10:25 AM April 13, 2021 Karen Ward and Duncan Baker have both stood down as councillors on North Norfolk District Council. There will be by-elections to choose their replacements on May 6 - Credit: Archant The future of two North Norfolk District Council wards will be decided at an upcoming by-election. New members for Holt and Coastal wards will be decided at a poll, to be held concurrently with county council and district and crime commissioner elections on Thursday, May 6. The by-elections have come about because of the resignations of two councillors, Duncan Baker for Holt...
Cover feature: Is the cliff edge in sight? The property boom is welcome after the Covid-induced shutdown last year, but will demand fall off a cliff once the support measures end? Guy Anker consults a wary industry By Guy Anker 8 th April 2021 12:25 pm The mortgage market has experienced a surge in demand from homebuyers this year, with experts mainly attributing the rush to the stamp duty holiday and a pandemic-fuelled need for more space. The leap in interest builds on an already strong 2020, but some warn there is a risk of a slump later this year when the stamp duty holida...
Mortgage search volumes spring in March: Twenty7Tec By Gary Adams 8 th April 2021 9:46 am The volume of standard residential mortgage searches in March 2021 grew 27 per cent on February’s figure, shows fresh data from Twenty7Tec. The firm tallied 852,807 searches of this type in February and 1,080,779 in March. Searches for shared equity and help to buy mortgages fared well as the weather warmed too, going from 34,475 searches to 44,104 within the same time frame – a jump of 28 per cent. Overall, search volumes came to over 1.5 million, a monthly increase of 24...