Articles for First Time Buyers

Two-thirds of first time buyers pessimistic about finding a home
2 weeks ago

Two-thirds of first time buyers pessimistic about finding a home

NL Times  

Over two-thirds of people who want to buy their first home within the next two years are pessimistic about this happening. Some of this group are also frustrated about competing against homeowners who can use their equity when buying, the Telegraaf reports based on an ING study among 1,261 homeowners and first-time buyers who plan on buying a home in …

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First time buyers face stamp duty axe on homes worth up to £425,000, as Rishi Sunak promises to make temporary cut permanent
6 months, 2 weeks ago

First time buyers face stamp duty axe on homes worth up to £425,000, as Rishi Sunak promises to make temporary cut permanent

Daily Mail  

Stamp duty will be abolished for first-time buyers on properties worth up to £425,000, the Tories will pledge in their election manifesto. In a move that would benefit 200,000 households each year, Rishi Sunak will make permanent a temporary cut introduced by Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, which was due to end in March next year. In their disastrous mini-Budget, …

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Priced out: young people needing housing face a closed door
1 year, 10 months ago

Priced out: young people needing housing face a closed door

Dutch News  

The papers are full of news about house price movements, new political drives and house building plans. Delft university housing systems professor Peter Boelhouwer calls it a ‘wicked’ market, where first time buyers and those on mid-level incomes get stuck in ‘a big poverty gap/trap.’ By 2022, he says, a two-income couple on an average income needed savings of €280,000 …

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Priced out: young people needing housing face a closed door
1 year, 10 months ago

Priced out: young people needing housing face a closed door

Dutch News  

The papers are full of news about house price movements, new political drives and house building plans. Delft university housing systems professor Peter Boelhouwer calls it a ‘wicked’ market, where first time buyers and those on mid-level incomes get stuck in ‘a big poverty gap/trap.’ By 2022, he says, a two-income couple on an average income needed savings of €280,000 …

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A home of your own? Key tips for first time buyers in 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

A home of your own? Key tips for first time buyers in 2022

Dutch News  

Planning to buy a house in Amsterdam or anywhere else in the Netherlands for the first time in 2022? Taxes As in 2021, first time buyers under the age of 35 will not have to pay transfer tax if they are buying a house costing less than €400,000. Mortgages The new government has not yet said it has any plans …

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A home of your own? Key tips for first time buyers in 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

A home of your own? Key tips for first time buyers in 2022

Dutch News  

Planning to buy a house in Amsterdam or anywhere else in the Netherlands for the first time in 2022? Taxes As in 2021, first time buyers under the age of 35 will not have to pay transfer tax if they are buying a house costing less than €400,000. Mortgages The new government has not yet said it has any plans …

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First time buyers are turning to interest-only mortgages
3 years, 6 months ago

First time buyers are turning to interest-only mortgages

Dutch News  

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for interest only-mortgages, according to new figures from mortgage advisory group De Hypotheker. In the first quarter of this year, 14% more young home owners opted for a partially or entirely interest-only mortgage and their number has almost doubled on two years ago, De Hypotheker said. ‘The popularity of the interest-only mortgage is down to …

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