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Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

Major High Street Lenders Lower Their Mortgage Rates

15 August 2023 – Despite the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5.25% at the beginning of the month, in the last few days...

Calls For Overhaul Of Energy Performance Certificates

Calls For Overhaul Of Energy Performance Certificates

7 March 2023 – Industry insiders say Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are no longer fit for purpose and need to be updated. When EPCs were...

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

Lenders Agree Support Measures As Interest Rates Rise To 5%

27 June 2023 – After the Bank of England raised the base rate for the 13th consecutive time, the Chancellor met with lenders to agree...

Home improvements that add value to your property

Survey Reveals Best And Worst Home Improvements For Increasing Property Value

Recent research has revealed the best and worst home improvements when it comes to increasing the value of your home. When selling a home, people...

easyProperty Review

Future Of Online Estate Agent, easyProperty, In Doubt After Takeover Bid

The future of easyProperty estate agents is in doubt following a takeover bid for the parent company by investment company Toscafund. easyProperty, which also owns...

London

Govt Bans Evictions And Launches Mortgage Holidays

The Government is set to ban evictions and bring in three-month mortgage payment holidays for landlords whose tenants are finding it difficult to pay rent...

Typical UK street

Mixed Views On Home Ownership

Only 63% of people who do not own a property would like to buy a home of their own, according to new research conducted by...

Sometimes the process itself is delayed.

One In Four Adults Unable To Fund Lifestyle Without Parental Help

Recent research has found that 24% of those aged 18-44 would be unable to afford their lifestyle without financial help from their parents, although 35%...

Rental properties

Rental Moves To Fall By One Quarter Due To Lockdown

Rental moves look set to decrease by one quarter this year owing to the impact of the coronavirus lockdown, according to the latest research by...

Do You Need Life Insurance for Your Mortgage?

As mortgage rates continue to rise more and more homeowners are searching for ways to protect their family financially should anything happen in between. If...

Electrical Regulations For Landlords

Landlords To Face Tough New Electrical Safety Rules

As part of its commitment to drive up safety standards in the private rented sector, the Government has announced tough new regulations relating to electrical...

Keys

Bank Of Mum And Dad One Of UK’s Biggest Mortgage Lenders

A recent survey conducted by Legal and General (L&G) suggests that parents are spending so much money helping their children onto the housing ladder that...

Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

Autumn Budget 2023: Housing Market Left Mostly Out

23 November 2023 – On Wednesday (22 November) Jeremy Hunt stepped up the dispatch box to deliver his Autumn Budget 2023. Among the 110 measures...

Detached houses

Time Taken To Sell A House in 2019

The best and worst locations for selling homes in the UK during 2019 have been analysed in the latest data from estate agent comparison site...

COVID-19

Covid-19 Fears Drive Home Search Results

Uncertainty caused by the second lockdown is putting house buyers under increasing pressure and influencing search results as lenders further reduce their willingness to accept...

rise of retiree landlords

Welcome To The New Age Of The Senior Citizen Landlord

Lending rules eased by banks have handed a lifeline to retiree landlords previously barred from buy-to-let investing. Minimum income requirements, which specify buy-to-let borrowers must...

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