September 1st, 2016
The Governments ‘June Quarter’ report showed a 6% increase in the number of new homes being built compared to the same period last year. So far for 2016, a total of 139,030 new homes have been built, with more still un... Read More
August 31st, 2016
With higher house prices, increasingly more families are finding themselves above the inheritance tax threshold when they inherit.
The main threshold is £325,000 above which inheritance tax is 40% on estates of tho... Read More
August 31st, 2016
Andy Haldane, the chief economist for the Bank of England (BOE), claimed in a recent interview with the Sunday Times that investment in property is a safer choice for retirement when compared to a pension plan. When aske... Read More
August 26th, 2016
Contractor Mortgages Made Easy are delighted to announce the latest exclusive deal from Scottish Widows secured exclusively for Contractor Mortgages Made Easy clients.
Scottish Widows bank have announced that a ... Read More
August 24th, 2016
While surveyors initially suggested that the result of the referendum would not instantly impact property valuations, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has moved to propose a specific clause for its membe... Read More
August 24th, 2016
After the recent base rate cut Accord Mortgages has reduced Buy-to-Let rates across its fixed rate products.
Accord, The intermediary arm of the Yorkshire Building Society, has reduced fixed rates by 0.3% – ou... Read More
August 18th, 2016
According to new research by Comparethemarket only 18% of mortgage borrowers regularly overpay on their monthly mortgage payment.
The research shows that the majority of borrowers hesitate to put extra money towards... Read More
August 17th, 2016
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, clearly confirmed in the wake of the recent cut to the Bank base rate to 0.25 per cent that any banks not passing on the benefit of the cut to customers would be financiall... Read More
August 12th, 2016
There is currently a huge demand for housing in the UK especially in and around the cities such a London and Manchester. This has had a big knock on effect to many contractors looking to purchase their first home or lookin... Read More
August 9th, 2016
The Bank of England announced a cut in its base rate to a record low of 0.25% and has indicated a possible further rate cut later in the year.
In response, lenders are announcing changes to their variable rates.
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