High street bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent compared to the same month in 2017, UK Finance figures released today demonstrate.
Almost half the population in the UK, some 48% think re-introducing 100% mortgages is a good idea, a nationwide poll has found.
The sense of community that emerges from cohousing developments is not merely due to its physical design, nor is it a happy accident — it is the central aim of the development and management process, which starts prior to the design and development of these communities.
The vast majority of building societies, some 87%, expect the Bank of Mum and Dad to play an increasing role in helping first time buyers get on the housing ladder over the next five to 10 years.
Against the backdrop of the UK’s severe housing shortage, the government’s plan offers a welcome injection of funds to a previously under-resourced sector. Community land trusts, for example, have provided nearly 1,000 homes for urban and rural communities to date, with limited access to public funds. But there’s an apparent oversight in the strategy, which could undermine the fund before it even begins to take effect.
While it can be difficult to gather the necessary knowledge to future proof your home, it can be done with research and planning. Knowing what the future holds is an impossible task, there are too many variables to rely on a prediction; anything can change at any given time. And so many people end up doing something that isn’t required in the end. There were cases of people rushing to build bunkers for the end of the world - and how many time has that been predicted?
