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October 16th, 2013

A preference towards fixed rate options has been consistent in the market for the majority of 2013, and recent research has noted that as many as 9 out of 10 purchasers are now taking this interest rate option. Since the M... Read More

October 9th, 2013

The Bank of England base rate has again been held at 0.5%, as the focus shifts in the Treasury from interest rates towards stimulating the UK housing market via the second part of the Help to Buy scheme.

The scheme,... Read More

October 8th, 2013

Since David Cameron announced just over a week ago that the second phase of the Help to Buy scheme would be brought forward, the market has been buoyant with the potential that this could bring for the mortgage and home bu... Read More

October 1st, 2013

In a week that saw David Cameron proudly announce that the second phase of the Governments Help to Buy scheme would be brought forward to further boost the market, fellow Conservatives have staunchly defended the plan and ... Read More

September 30th, 2013

A government-backed scheme to guarantee homebuyer deposits has been brought forward by three-months, Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed.

The Help to Buy scheme, originally due to be launched in January 2014,... Read More

September 26th, 2013

It is now over £800 a year cheaper to purchase a house than to rent, recent research by Halifax has found.

The survey, conducted by the UK’s largest mortgage lender, revealed that the average costs invol... Read More

September 24th, 2013

The latest statistics from the Council of Mortgage Lenders suggests that gross lending did not rise further over the month of August, and in fact decreased marginally. In July, figures were estimated to be as high as &poun... Read More

September 17th, 2013

Demand for property in the UK has sparked a rise in prices that has been unseen since the collapse of the financial markets back in 2008. The unprecedented rise has been so significant that it has pushed current figures pa... Read More

September 11th, 2013

Fixed rate mortgages have reached a record low, but experts are warning that these products could disappear in the near future as banks face rising costs. With predictions that the window of opportunity for borrowers to se... Read More

September 5th, 2013

Encouraging news for contractors looking to purchase their first property in London emerged this week. It seems that despite both house prices and average deposit sizes continuing to rise, the number of successful first ti... Read More