Tag: mortgages
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Monthly Scottish Property Market Update – January 2011
Property market outlook 2011 – are you going to lose money or make money? Welcome to the first monthly property market update for 2011. Now that the world appears to have returned to some semblance of normality after the temporary paralysis induced by the white-out of December and early January, we’re going to have a…
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What’s Happening in the Scottish Property Market and Property Prices – MOV8 Real Estate May 2013 Update
May has been an unbelievable month in the property market. As May started, having watched a really strong performance in terms of sales and purchases in April, I expected to see a bit of a dip in May. That couldn’t have been further from the truth as it happens! However, before coming back to my…
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Monthly Scottish Property Market Update – April 2011
Summary – April has been a slow month and it’s partly Prince William’s fault… April is traditionally a good month for the property market, with longer days and better weather leading to more property sales and more people putting their properties on the market. However, April 2011 has been a slightly unusual month though owing,…
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Property Market Update July 2013 – Press, Prices and Comment by MOV8 Real Estate
Phew…has it been hot this month?! So, whilst we’ve basked outside, narrowly avoided heatstroke in our offices and on public transport, and nearly had a heart attack when Andy Murray threw away three match points at Wimbledon before giving the nation the result that it craved, the good news is that it’s not just been…
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February 2010 Edinburgh and Lothians Monthly Property Market Update
Hmmm…so I had a meeting with a lady today who works with a lot of estate agents and she tilted her head sympathetically to one side and asked how things were going. She clearly expected the news to be dire! She seemed genuinely surprised to hear that things were going really well. The news she…
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Property Market Update November 2013 – Press, Prices and Comment by MOV8 Real Estate
As November nears an end, it’s easy to assume that property buyers and sellers down tools, pick-out their favourite reindeer jumper, start planning some witty repartee for the office Christmas party and that they generally are doing anything other than thinking about buying or selling a house. Buyers, as I’ve been at pains to point…
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Should You Pay Money into Your Mortgage or Your Savings? Excellent Money Saving Expert (www.moneysavingexpert.com) Article
I’m personally coming up for remortgage time at the beginning of December so I have a more than fleeting interest in mortgages at the moment. Getting the best mortgage rate is an important step to not wasting money every month on owning a home. However, if you’re lucky, you might be able to save a…
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Bank of England Announces Base Rate Won’t Go Up for Three Years
The Bank of England’s new governor announced that the Bank of England’s Base Rate was going to stay at its current historical low for the next three years, at least, earlier this month. What does this mean for you?