Home Owners

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    92% of homeowners 'expect prices in their area to rise'

    More than nine in 10 home owners expect property prices in their area to continue marching upwards into 2016, a website has found. Some 92% of home owners surveyed across Britain by Zoopla are confident that property values where they live will

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    Millions exposed to sharp rise in interest rates

    How prepared are you for a Bank of England rate rise? Fresh research suggests many borrowers, particularly those on variable rates, are unprepared for a hike. Significantly more borrowers are now on a variable rate as opposed to fixed rates,

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    93,000 become property millionaires

    Nearly 93,000 more home-owners have become "property millionaires" in Britain over the last year, research from a website has found. The total number of homes valued at £1 million plus by Zoopla.co.uk this month has grown by almost

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    Tax relief for second home owners and buy-to-let landlords halved

    The Government is cutting Capital Gains Tax relief on the sale of additional properties from

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    Calls for protection for trapped home owners

    Vulnerable home owners who find themselves "trapped" in their existing mortgage when stricter lending rules come into place must be given more protection so they do not suffer unfair treatment, a consumer body has said. The Financial

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    UK homeowners £50,000 better off?

    New data from the Bank of England shows how mortgage holders continue to gain at the expense of savers. The Telegraph says British mortgage holders paid out £1,328bn in interest in the three years to December 2011. Compare that with £1,897bn paid

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    UK home owners face 'lost decade'?

    First time buyers may face years of negative equity. Other home owners will likely see a steady fall in the value of their property. And the received wisdom that the UK housing market has a supply shortage "may well be bunkum". The views