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The average five-year fixed rate mortgage in the UK since 2000

The graphic illustrates the average five-year fixed rate mortgage in the UK since 2000, highlighting significant fluctuations over the past two decades. Following the credit crunch, mortgage rates experienced a considerable decline, reaching historic lows in the subsequent years. However, recent economic conditions and inflationary pressures have caused a sharp rise in these rates. Despite […]

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UK House Sales 2024 vs 2023…

This informative graphic illustrates the buoyancy of the property market across the United Kingdom for the early part of 2024, specifically from the 1st of January to the 16th of March, compared to the same period in 2023. Over that time frame, there has been a 19.4% increase in UK house sales agreed from 203,254 […]

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How has the Spring Budget affected Homeowners?

The Spring Budget 2024 has introduced some changes that could significantly influence your property strategies and investment outcomes. Here’s a comprehensive mini update: Capital Gains Tax Cut: A major highlight is the reduction in the higher rate of property Capital Gains Tax from 28% to 24%. This tax is applicable when you profit from the […]

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Preston & Chorley Property Blog – Local Property Insights: Ignoring the Doom Monger Headlines…

Ignoring the Doom Monger Headlines Navigating the property landscape, requires more than just a reactive approach to the daily newspaper and social media headlines. As homeowners and potential investors are continuously bombarded with alarming whispers of plummeting house prices, coupled with rising interest rates and the heartache of negative equity, there’s a tangible atmosphere of […]

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How not to Lose Sleep over Selling Your House!

Buying or selling a property can sometimes be stressful. It can even cause you sleepless nights. At Forbes Estate Agents we do all we can to insulate our clients from any unnecessary stress. Our years of experience in helping people to move homes means there’s hardly anything we’ve not come across and dealt with successfully […]

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Chorley & Leyland Property Blog – Is it Time to ‘Plan’ to Get the Builders In?

  It is expected the Government will start fining around half of all UK local authorities for failing to build enough new homes as Westminster starts to force local authorities to build more homes with the new laws. The Conservative Government has gone on record with an ambition to build 300,000 new homes each year […]

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