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Need to remortgage but can't?

31 March, 2008

Are you stuck on your lender’s standard variable rate (SVR) and can’t remortgage? Are you about to come to the end of your special deal and can’t get another one?

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Interest-only mortgage 'an option for the debt conscious'

31 March, 2008

Switching to an interest-only mortgage is a viable option for those who fear they might struggle with their payments, one industry body has claimed.

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Parents 'have options' to help kids' mortgage hunt

21 February, 2008

Anyone looking to help their children afford a mortgage has a range of opportunities to do so, one expert has said.

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Missed opportunity

13 March, 2008

The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, largely ignored pleas by the mortgage industry to do something about stamp duty in yesterday’s Budget.

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Green mortgage market 'to remain static'

12 March, 2008

The green mortgage market is likely to remain "static" following the credit crunch, one expert has warned.



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EC launches Rock probe

3 April, 2008

The European Commission (EC) has begun a formal investigation into the nationalisation of Northern Rock.

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First Direct withdraws mortgage range

3 April, 2008

Owing to “unprecedented demand”, First Direct has temporarily withdrawn offering its mortgages to non customers. However, it will continue to progress all existing mortgage requests from new customers.



Top buy-to-let news

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Buy-to-let market in Scotland 'is excellent'

1 April, 2008

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has "excellent" prospects, one expert has claimed.

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Overregulation 'poses a threat to the buy-to-let market'

19 March, 2008

Overregulation by local and central government poses the biggest threat to buy-to-let landlords, it has been claimed.



Latest first-time buyer news

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Budget 'did not help first-time buyers enough'

19 March, 2008

The budget did not go far enough in helping first-time buyers, it has been claimed

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First-time buyers 'look to tracker deals'

19 March, 2008

Expectations of future cuts in interest rates have led to a "greater appetite" for tracker-rate mortgages, one expert has claimed.