{"id":12172,"date":"2018-02-23T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=12172"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:19:45","slug":"week-stamp-duty-effects-student-blocks-mortgages-self-employed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/02\/23\/week-stamp-duty-effects-student-blocks-mortgages-self-employed\/","title":{"rendered":"This week: Stamp duty, student blocks and mortgages for self-employed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Data revealed this week that the number of first-time buyers had surged, particularly since the stamp duty cut in November, although the number of young people on middle incomes who own their own homes has halved over the past 20 years. The leasehold debate continues with huge numbers of properties sold last year on a leasehold basis, while housing activity in general saw a significant peak in interest according to Rightmove. Meanwhile, mortgage lenders are proving competitive with deals for 10-year fixed rates and mortgages for freelancers. Here are seven things you might have missed this week…<\/p>\n
The number of mortgaged first-time buyers<\/a> in the UK rose to 365,000 last year, the highest levels seen in more than a decade, with one agent registering a 16% surge in January.<\/p>\n