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On the 6th April 2009, new rules came into force which means that home owners must have a Home Information Pack (HIP) in place before putting their property on the market. Previously, sellers could simply order a HIP before erecting a for-sale sign.
Vendors must also set out extra details in a new questionnaire, including Council tax band, structural alterations, flood risk, parking arrangements and lease details (for leasehold properties)
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The Bank of England has today cut the interest rate from 4.5% down to 3%, much bigger than expected. The rate is now at it’s lowest since 1955, and the 1.5% cut is the most dramatic since a 2% reduction in 1981.
The Priminister has asked all banks and building societies to pass on the interest rate cuts to their mortgage holders. Lloyds TSB has promised to pass on the rate cut in full to its variable rate mortgage customers.
Lloyds TSB has announced details of its £12.2bn takeover of HBOS after Britain’s biggest mortgage lender lost half its market value in the past week and the government backed a deal. The deal values shares in Halifax Bank of Scotland at 232p each, and could lead to cost savings of £1bn a year.
The Nationwide Building Society has announced plans to merge with two of its smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies, after they individually approached the Nationwide to help them survive the economic climate and seek protection for their borrowers and savers.
The Government has today announced a package to help first time buyers onto the property ladder and, hopefully, kick-start the stagnant housing market. The new measures will form part of an emergency rescue package for hard pressed home buyers.
A stamp duty holiday was today unveiled by Chancellor Alistair Darling to help struggling home buyers through the credit crunch. For a period of 12 months, properties worth up to £175,000 will be exempt from stamp duty land tax. This is a temporary raise of the current threshold from £125,000 to £175,000.