Docklands News

Mortgage lending for first-time buyers growing

13th December 2013

New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show a total of 26,800 mortgages worth £3.7bn were issued to first-time buyers in the October, an increase of 16% on September, and 48% higher than October last year.

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BoE: Rates at 6-year low

13th December 2013

The average rate on mortgages taken out between July and September fell to the lowest level since 2007, according to statistics from the BoE.

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Warning on business rate quick fix

13th December 2013

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said that Government measures to ease business rates would "create instability" for firms if they are not matched by fundamental reforms.

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Permission granted

13th December 2013

The latest Housing Pipeline report from the Home Builders Federation shows planning permissions granted for new homes have increased 31% year-on-year with 44,251 permissions granted in the third quarter of the year in England on 826 sites.

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Olympic legacy creates “Albertopolis of the East”

6th December 2013

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games may be long over, but the regeneration of the area has only just begun.

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Docklands ready to meet population boom

6th December 2013

Population growth stands to have an enormous impact on London over the coming decades; already close to 8.3m, it is expected to break the 10m barrier by 2031, the equivalent of adding three extra boroughs to the capital.

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