by James | Jul 17, 2020 | Mortgages
32% of parents would value advice on how best to give money to children and would also like government support with guidance and tax breaks, according to new survey from Openwork. 62% of parents would welcome government-backed guidance on how to make gifts and loans,...
by James | Jun 10, 2020 | Mortgages
Average mortgage rates have fallen by as much as 0.51 percentage points in some product categories compared to the deals on offer before lockdown began. Figures from Moneyfacts show substantial reductions across many different fixed rate periods and loan-to-value...
by James | May 26, 2020 | Mortgages
Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage because of coronavirus will be able to extend their repayment holidays by a further three months. More than 1.8m payment breaks have been taken up since being offered in March, as part of measures designed to ease...
by Taryn Johnston | May 13, 2020 | Mortgages
Estate agents back to work on Wednesday as new laws permit key house-hunting activities. The housing market in England has been given the green light to reopen after seven weeks of lockdown, with renters and buyers allowed to move home and view properties as long as...
by | Mar 19, 2020 | Mortgages
The Bank of England has slashed the UK base rate to a record low of 0.1 per cent as it attempts to boost the UK economy against the spreading coronavirus crisis. This is the second cut in interest rates in just over a week after the BoE reduced rates from...
by | Feb 26, 2020 | Mortgages
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published a list of five building owners who have failed to put a plan in place to remove unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding from high-rise buildings. In January, Housing Secretary Robert...
