First-time buyers could be priced out of using the Lifetime ISA (LISA) tax-free savings product to buy a home in 62 regions by 2029, research suggests.
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Interest rates: What does a 0.25% cut mean for your mortgage, savings and bills?
The Bank of England (BoE) have today announced their base rate is to be cut 25 basis points, leaving the Bank Rate – what we might simply call the interest rate – at 4.5 per cent, the lowest it has been in the UK since mid-June 2023.
Read MoreBuy To Let Stamp Duty has little impact on market – claim
A conveyancing firm claims the government attempts to curtail buy to let and second home purchases by increasing stamp duty for additional properties, have had minimal impact on the market.
Read MoreThe era of the small landlord is over – it might change housing for the better
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill moves a step closer to law today as it passed its third and final reading in the Commons. From here, it will go to the Lords.
Read MoreFour major mortgage lenders all increase rates at the same time: Here’s why more may follow…
Major banks have begun increasing mortgage rates in response to renewed economic uncertainty.
Read MoreLandlords to pay double stamp duty in April
Stamp duty bills will almost double from £8,452 to £16,190 in April, an increase likely to spark higher rental costs as landlords attempt to recoup costs.
Read MoreI’m a landlord selling my homes before the Budget to avoid capital gains tax rise
Jamie Fraser, 56, has been a landlord for 27 years but has recently started selling off his portfolio of properties, ahead of the changes that the Labour Party is likely to bring in at the end of this month.
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