{"id":16052,"date":"2018-04-27T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T11:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=16052"},"modified":"2018-04-27T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T11:15:53","slug":"top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-27-apr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/2018\/04\/27\/top-7-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-property-investment-27-apr\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 stories this week in housing and property investment: 27 Apr"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to our weekly update giving you the key stories, breaking news and topical analysis from the past week up to today, 27 April 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n As mortgage rates begin to creep up, the number of people taking out borrowing has peaked, and lenders are responding with more products and deals. This week we also saw how house price growth in the north is supporting the market, while Brexit continues to have minimal effect on the sector. Here are seven stories you might have missed this week…<\/p>\n Both new mortgages and remortgages are up year-on-year after a busy start to 2018, with the highest levels of homebuyer lending seen in more than a decade. To read the full story, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n1. A busy month for mortgages: homebuyers and movers hit record 50,000<\/h4>\n