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November 21st, 2013

It has emerged this week that some lenders are looking to hike interest rates for existing mortgage borrowers, even prior to any potential increase in the Bank of England base rate. The news becomes even more worrying give... Read More

November 14th, 2013

Figures released this week by leading mortgage-lender Halifax have revealed that UK property prices rose by nearly 7% in the first three-quarters of the year, amid healthy interest in both phases of the government-backed &... Read More

November 7th, 2013

The Bank of England have again retained the base rate at 0.5%, but financial news this week does beg the question: for how much longer?

Markit Economics, an independent, global provider of some of the world’s ... Read More

November 5th, 2013

The Confederation of British Industry has raised calls for the UK to remain part of the European Union, with claims that an estimated gross domestic product of 4-5 per cent per year that is provided by its membership could... Read More

November 1st, 2013

The UK’s capital city may pose ample opportunities for contract work, but the prospect of getting on to London’s property ladder appears to be diminishing at a pace after reports that house prices in the area rose by 1... Read More

October 29th, 2013

An investigation by Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ programme has uncovered some unsettling practices allegedly used by some of the biggest UK Estate Agent chains.

Agents from Countrywide and the Connells... Read More

October 24th, 2013

Mortgage lending continues to gather pace this year, based upon information released by lenders this week, with more ominous news from the Bank of England following a few days later. Contractors may be left a little confus... Read More

October 23rd, 2013

With the air of prosperity continuing unabated in the housing market, surveyors are reporting an in-flux of newly commissioned housing projects across the UK. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has released results... Read More

October 16th, 2013

A preference towards fixed rate options has been consistent in the market for the majority of 2013, and recent research has noted that as many as 9 out of 10 purchasers are now taking this interest rate option. Since the M... Read More

October 9th, 2013

The Bank of England base rate has again been held at 0.5%, as the focus shifts in the Treasury from interest rates towards stimulating the UK housing market via the second part of the Help to Buy scheme.

The scheme,... Read More