Sidestep pricey mortgages for the cost of a daily cappuccino
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As house prices continue to decline, many homeowners could face more than paper-losses1
on their properties. Falling house prices means that even diligent
mortgage payers may not meet their lenders' stringent requirements when
their current deals end.
First time Budget fails first time buyers
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Richard Farr, Director of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, said: "Today's
Budget is a missed opportunity to help home owners, and those aspiring
to property ownership. We would have expected the Chancellor to address
the challenging market conditions and revise stamp duty. Our research
also shows that borrowers remain to be convinced by long-term fixed
rate mortgages."
New ‘ownhome’ scheme to help key workers and first-time buyers onto property ladder
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Following on from today’s announcement by Alistair Darling in the
Budget, the Co-operative Bank and Places for People are delighted to
announce they have been successful in the Housing Corporation’s Shared
Equity Competition.
Long-term fixed-rate mortgages not as flexible as the Chancellor would have us believe
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Savills Private Finance, one of the UK’s leading independent mortgage
brokers, believes that the Chancellor is misjudging demand for
long-term fixed-rate mortgages and is misinformed as to how flexible
they really are.
Nationwide celebrates 1st anniversary of 25 year fixed rate mortgage
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Nationwide Building Society is celebrating the one year anniversary of
the launch of its innovative 25 year fixed rate mortgage.