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Housing Market
Mortgage criteria changes providing ‘big boost to housing market’
A raft of changes to lending criteria and falling borrowing costs will give buyers improved access to cheap finance, according to lender Hodge's Emma Graham.
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Housing Market
Shock report says many buyers expect mortgage costs to rise, not fall
New data reveals that in stark contrast to all the experts, just 16% of the public believe mortgage rates are going to fall this year.
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Regulation & Law
Mortgage lending rules to be relaxed as Labour targets growth
Announcement by FCA follows official request for regulators to focus on growth – and the watchdog says it is now keen to relax lending criteria regulations.
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Products & Services
TSB to bypass agents and give tenants a discount to buy their home
TSB’s new Concessionary Mortgage will allow landlords to offer their tenants a 5% discount on the purchase price of their home.
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Housing Market
Mortgage brokers slam Labour’s Freedom to Buy scheme ‘a sham’
Labour would change the existing mortgage guarantee scheme into a permanent fixture if it wins the Election, but leading brokers are unimpressed.
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Latest property news
Bank reveals latest interest rate decision
The Bank of England and its Governor Andrew Bailey have decided to freeze the base interest rate again this month, keeping it at 5.25%.
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Housing Market
SHOCK: Buy-to-let loans drop by a third as interest rate hikes bite
Analysis of statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority reveals a 37% fall in buy-to-let mortgages.
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KPMG: Bank of England ‘will cut interest rate four times this year’
KPMG says Governor Andrew Bailey and the Bank of England must cut interest rates quickly or the economy will suffer.
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Latest property news
Inflation boost could be ‘starting gun’ for mortgage cuts
Ben Thompson of the Mortgage Advice Bureau says the lowest inflation figure in more than two years might ease mortgage pressures.
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Latest property news
Estate agents lead calls for rate cut as inflation drops
Propertymark says it is the 'ideal time' to cut interest rates as inflation falls to its lowest level in more than two years.
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