{"id":20713,"date":"2018-08-31T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T11:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=20713"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:02:04","slug":"top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-31-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/08\/31\/top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-31-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 stories this week in housing and property investment: 31 August"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to our weekly update giving you the key stories, breaking news and topical analysis from the past week up to today, 31 August 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s been a shorter working week this week because of the bank holiday, but plenty has happened in the housing market. Mortgages are modernising with paperless options and new products for those with bad credit scores, while London is still losing large numbers of city dwellers looking for cheaper property elsewhere. We also look at whether the capital could face a house price crash because of Brexit. Read on for this week’s top seven stories you might have missed.<\/p>\n The property industry is slowly catching up with paperless technology, and a new mortgage from RBS could be the start of a big change if other providers follow suit. Click here to read the full story.<\/a><\/p>\n1. Going digital \u2013 RBS\u2019s new paperless mortgage is quicker and easier<\/h4>\n