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BLOG: Age-related affordability doesn’t have to stop a sale
Mark Neal, Director of Homewise, explains how buyers aged 60+ can overcome affordability barriers and unlock stalled property transactions.
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Regulation & Law
Mortgage deals could be pulled within hours of the Budget
The Chancellor might be delivering the Budget, but hardworking families could end up paying a "very expensive delivery charge", warn financial experts.
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Housing Market
Two-year fixed-rate mortgages within a whisker of 6%
Mark Harris, of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, says: “While mortgage rates are on an upwards trend, borrowers should not panic."
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Products & Services
Your First Home income cap could shut out key workers
An income cap of £90,000 is being considered on the Your First Home scheme, but brokers warn this could exclude many borrowers.
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Housing Market
Sub-5% mortgages deals wiped out in a month
"Average fixed mortgage rates rising to three-year highs will be disastrous news for borrowers," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Rachel Springall.
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Housing Market
Credit crisis 2.0? Low deposit mortgage lending jumps 40% to £24.7bn
Julian Sampson, of TWM Solicitors, says lenders are currently offering a much broader range of low-deposit mortgage products.
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Housing Market
Buyers return despite a steep drop in buying power, reveals Zoopla
Richard Donnell, Executive Director of Zoopla, says: "This is the first time searches for homes are up across Britain this year.”
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Housing Market
Majority of first-time buyers fear debt will block their mortgage
"Helping first-time buyers understand their options cannot resolve the pressure of deposit requirements," says Propertymark's Ian Harris.
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Housing Market
Hope for first-time buyers despite mortgage rate hikes
"For first-time buyers, there is a silver-lining, with house prices more or less standing still," says Moneyfactscompare.co.uk's Adam French.
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Regulation & Law
‘Being British isn’t enough to buy here’, warns property lawyer
"A foreign-sounding name is enough to invite an outright refusal to proceed," warns Sharpwell Property Law's Tatiana Sharposhnikova.
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