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Wednesday 3rd June 2015, Property media watch:
Today’s local stories in the property world:
Mortgage lending for house purchase rises to 14-month high – Property Industry Eye
“There were 68,076 approvals for house purchase mortgage in April, the Bank of England has reported – the most since February last year. The “seasonally adjusted” figure – ie, not the actual amount – was up from March’s figure of 61,945, February’s 62,304 and January’s figure of 60,991.”
Help to Buy catalyst behind home building increase – Property Reporter
“The hugely successful Help to Buy (Scotland) shared equity scheme is the catalyst behind a 16% increase in private sector home building seen during 2014. That is the view of trade body Homes for Scotland which also pointed to a 22 per cent rise in the number of new homes built since 2012, the year before the scheme was introduced.”
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