Posts Tagged ‘property market’

Property Market To Improve In New Government Plans

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

David Cameron has vowed to ‘get Britain building’ as part of the government’s plans to improve the housing market.

The Prime Minister has said that buyers of new homes will be able to borrow up to 95% of the value in a bid to help 100,000 Brits get onto the property ladder.

The new mortgage indemnity scheme is part of a wider strategy to build more homes and boost home ownership which is great news for Britons trying to sell their homes and move. It will enable lenders to provide mortgages up to 95% of the value of newly built homes to budding first-time buyers- supported by government guarantees and the government underwriting part of the risk.

It is reported that building more homes is now one of the coalition’s economic priorities with the number of new ones being built at its lowest ever record since World War II. Just over 120,000 new homes were made available last year.

However, the key proposals are to make more public sector land available for building and £440 million public funding to help developers ‘unblock’ stalled housing schemes. It is estimated that 130,000 building projects have been delayed due to funding problems.

Mr Cameron said the aim is to help the many people who cannot afford huge deposits needed to buy properties- so this means that the chances of people being able to afford to buy houses will increase which is great news for Robinsons removals UK.

The PM added: “When first-time buyers on a good salary cannot get a reasonable mortgage, the whole market grinds to a halt.

“If we don’t do something like this we are not going to get this vital market moving… we will restart the housing market and get Britain building again.”

If the scheme comes into fruition and you are fortunate enough to find a buyer for your home, contact Robinsons International for expert home removal services.



Man Desperate To Sell His Home Advertises Property On Sandwich Board

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Desperate time: Tim Mason has taken to parading up and down a Bristol street with a sandwich board to try and sell his houseDesperate times call for desperate measures and with the latest property slump in the UK, one man has resorted to extreme methods in order to try and sell his home.

A man has taken to the streets of Bristol advertising his house sale on a sandwich board.

Tim Mason has been walking around the town wearing a placard around his neck that reads: “Buy my house! 3 bed Vic – St Andrew’s £390/week. No mortgage.”

Like make other homeowners across the country, Mr Mason has been struggling to find a buyer for his £350,000 Victorian three-bedroom terrace. It is every proprietors dream to sell their home at the asking price, hire a removals firm and move residences but unfortunately in reality, this is not quite working out.

Mortgage lending is low, house deposit requirements have risen and house values have dropped.

However, Mr Mason is taking it on the chin and in an attempt to beat the gloomy housing market he has fashioned an A-shaped placard out of a ‘for sale’ sign and he plods up to eight miles a day up and down a street in the hope of a potential buyer seeing his sign.

The 61 year-old said: “I felt a bit self-conscious at first but after about two minutes a lady came up to me and asked me how it was going.”

He added: “I’ve heard of people trying to get jobs using a sandwich board and advertising what they can do so why can’t it work with a house?”

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House prices to drop another 10% next year

Friday, November 20th, 2009

According to a report in the Daily Mail, house prices will fall by up to 10 per cent next year and then take many years to return to the peak seen in 2007.

A survey found nine of 14 economists and estate agent groups are expecting price falls against a background of rising unemployment and home loan rationing by the banks – meaning next year might not be the best time for first-time buyers to order home removals.

House prices in some parts of the country, particularly London and the South East, have picked up this year.

However, housing economist, Seema Shah of Capital Economics, said: ‘The market is still overvalued, whichever measure you use. Prices need to fall a further 20 per cent to 25 per cent to get back their long-term trend.”

One Daily Mail reader said: “Let’s be honest, house prices are too dear anyway, and I am a home owner. So many in their desperation to do the right thing and climb upon the property ladder have over stretched their finances, encouraged by reckless lenders and this has played its part in the dire state that this country now finds itself in.”