An overwhelming majority – 84% – of first-time buyers are unaware of how to get the best mortgage rate, research from a broker found.
Read MoreMajority of first-time buyers do not know how to get the best mortgage rate, poll finds
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Regulators to consult over mortgage 4.5 times salary LTI threshold
Regulators will consult over raising the loan-to-income flow limit threshold in mortgage lending.
Read MoreMortgage rates set to fall as tariffs spark predictions of more interest rate cuts in 2025
One mortgage broker thinks we could see a 3.5% fixed rate mortgage soon.
Read MoreUK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives
UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives
The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensive
Stamp duty: What is it, how much is it and how is it changing?
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will pay more stamp duty after 1 April, when two key thresholds are reduced.
Read MoreReturn to direct Housing Benefit payments to landlords – agent’s call
A prominent agent has stepped into the debate about Universal Credit payments to tenants, and the controversial welfare reforms proposed in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement last week.
Read More900.000 more sole traders and landlords to be swept into Making Tax Digital
The UK Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is transforming how taxes are reported and managed, with significant implications for property agents.
Read MoreSpring Statement will not shift the PRS/BTL fundamentals – Hendry
When is a Budget not a Budget? When it’s a Spring Statement of course, which will be outlined to the House of Commons by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, on 26 March.
Read MoreBuy-to-let investors set to make the biggest saving when remortaging in the current market
Improving market conditions have seen remortgagers thousands of pounds better off when it comes to remortgaging.
Read MoreSpring Budget Statement 2025 – Landlord Reactions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s under pressure (definitely not an emergency budget) Spring Statement alleviated concerns among private landlords by avoiding an increase in Stamp Duty rates for second-home purchases.
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