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Nov 29, 20232 min read
Housing and mortgage market update
The Bank of England (BoE)’s unexpected decision to hold Bank Rate at 5.25% in September fired the starting gun on a fierce battle in the...
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zehra841
Sep 8, 20232 min read
The importance of protection
Everybody knows that life has a funny way of turning out differently to how we expect it to. When faced with the unpredictable twists and...
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zehra841
Sep 8, 20232 min read
House prices mostly stabilising
The latest Nationwide House Price Index for June shows that prices have remained broadly flat over the month but are down 3.5% when...
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zehra841
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Mortgage Charter brings help for borrowers
The majority of UK lenders have signed a government charter to support borrowers. The charter includes allowing borrowers to contact...
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zehra841
Jul 19, 20231 min read
No children? Do you need life insurance?
People tend to think about life insurance at trigger points in their life such as having children. It’s normal when people take on...
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zehra841
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Protect your biggest investment with IP
Buying a property is the biggest purchase most people will ever make and mortgage repayments tend to be most homeowners’ largest monthly...
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zehra841
Jul 19, 20231 min read
‘Squeezed middle’ falling short on cover
Fewer than half of households have enough life cover to protect their family, according to new research1 that reveals a worrying gap for...
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zehra841
Jul 19, 20232 min read
FTBs join forces for a mortgage
The stereotypical picture of applicants for a joint mortgage is a married couple or civil partnership bringing together their finances...
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zehra841
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Mixed mortgage signals this summer
As we head into summer, the weather is certainly starting to hot up. Will the housing and mortgage markets do the same? On the one hand,...
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zehra841
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Bank Rate rise – effect on mortgages
Some 715,000 mortgage holders on tracker rates have seen payments rise by an average of £588 a year following the latest Bank Rate rise1....
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zehra841
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Financial resilience remains a challenge
One in five workers would rely on their partner’s income or savings if they were unable to work, according to a recent report1 that...
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zehra841
Apr 5, 20232 min read
What’s happening with housing?
Rising rates dominated the news around housing and mortgage markets throughout 2022, setting the tone for an expected market downturn in...
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zehra841
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Mortgage deals at a time of rising rates
After increasing the Bank Rate to 2.25% in September, the Bank of England (BoE) has since said it will ‘not hesitate’ to hike rates...
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zehra841
Nov 12, 20222 min read
Protect your family – and yourself
The benefits of income protection have been showcased over the last three years during the turbulence of the pandemic years. With more...
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zehra841
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Think about switching, says FCA
Against the backdrop of rising rates and a worsening macroeconomic situation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging people to...
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zehra841
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Rates and repayment lengths rise
Rising rates again dominated the mortgage market in August, while enduring cost-of-living pressures helped propel longer-term fixes back...
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