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Your home is your castle. Whether you’re taking your first step onto the property ladder (first-time buyer), looking to rent out your investment property (buy-to-let) or just curious about the buying process, we have the insight and information you need to make the most of your mortgage. Check out our remortgaging section if you're looking to remortgage your home.
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TSB launches five-year fixed mortgage with no early exit fee
TSB has launched a five-year fixed mortgage which allows borrowers to exit befor...
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Annual house price growth ground to a halt in June ending an eight-year upward m...Mortgage rates fall to new low
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The Welsh government has permitted a partial opening of the housing market in Wa...
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Nationwide has withdrawn its direct-only high loan to value (LTV) lending in the...
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Furloughed workers hoping to take a mortgage with TSB will need to supply a lett...Buy To Let
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The number of agents reporting rent increases dropped to 14% in May, the lowest ...Nearly two million mortgages on payment holiday
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The Bank of England (BoE) has noted that mortgage lenders were not as quick to p...Nationwide offers second mortgage payment breaks
Nationwide Building Society has rolled out second mortgage payment breaks for ho...
Mortgage payment holidays will be reviewed if lockdown extended
Mortgage payment holidays and other forbearance measures for borrowers will agai...Remortgage
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There are 54,000 interest-only mortgages set to mature in 2020 with more than a ...
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Three years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, 2,000 residential buildings still ...
Lloyds fined £64m over mortgage arrears handling failures
Lloyds Banking Group has been fined £64m on top of around £300m in redress it ...One in six borrowers freeze mortgage payments
More than 1.8 million mortgage payment holidays have been given to homeowners su...
Mortgage payment holiday extended by three months
Borrowers suffering financially as a result of coronavirus will be able to exten...
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Yorkshire Building Society has updated its mortgage lending policies following t...You may also Like
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