Quarter of homeowners will need to downsize for retirement
Around 63% of homeowners favour downsizing their property to fund their retirement.
Read more »Average inheritance now £119,000
Over 55s are likely to save the majority of any inheritance, which now stands at £119,000.
Read more »Younger generations set to inherit more than predecessors
Younger people are likely to inherit more wealth than their predecessors in previous generations.
Read more »Stamp duty viewed as barrier by first-time buyers
Two thirds of aspiring homeowners would be more likely to purchase a home if they didn’t have to pay stamp duty.
Read more »Mortgage guarantee scheme closing
The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme will close on 31 December 2016.
Read more »Landlords shifted into higher tax bracket in 2017
More than 440,000 basic rate tax paying landlords could be moved into a higher tax bracket from April 2017.
Read more »Women increasingly sole household earners
40% of women workers are now the sole earners in their households, according to research by Aegon.
Read more »Right to Buy helps 56,000 house purchases
Over 56,000 homeowners used the government’s Right to Buy scheme when purchasing their first home, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Read more »Home improvements favoured over moving
Planning on selling your property? 59% of homeowners think that making improvements to their current home is a better option than trying to move up the housing ladder.
Read more »Record number of property sales exceed IHT nil-rate band
A record proportion of properties sold in 2016 to date exceeded the inheritance tax (IHT) nil-rate band limit of £325,000.
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