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Posted on Friday, August 12, 2016 | Property

Longer Mortgage Terms

With increasing house prices, higher deposit requirements and stricter affordability tests, it is no surprise that First-Time Buyers are choosing to take their mortgages over a longer period of time. Loans have traditionally been taken over 25...

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Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | Market Reports

Brexit: Where next for the housing market?

Brexit is now over four weeks’ past, yet the residential property market is still searching for its mojo. Since the historic vote, Theresa May was appointed PM ahead of expectations, England appointed a new football manager, and Andy...

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Posted on Monday, July 25, 2016 | Lifestyle

Cycle-Friendly UK Cities

City living and city cycling go hand-in-hand. Choosing cycling over driving will not only reduce your carbon footprint but you will also arrive to work energetic and carefree, having avoided that frustrating peak hour’s traffic. Since most...

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Posted on Friday, July 15, 2016 | Property

95% loan-to-value mortgages improve

  For today’s First Time Buyers, one of the biggest challenges involved in trying to get a foot on that elusive property ladder is raising the deposit. With house prices seemingly on the increase all the time, even getting...

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Posted on Monday, July 11, 2016 | Market Reports

Brexit: The Aftermath

Two weeks on, and the world (or at least the UK) seems to be getting to grips with the implications of our historic vote. The trains and buses are running as usual, cash dispensers are still working, and some of the frankly wild speculation is...

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Posted on Friday, July 1, 2016 | Market Reports

How to Value your Estate Agent

  After some extraordinary recent market valuations, some financial analysts, such as Jefferies, the firm that advised Zoopla on their flotation, have warned that online estate agent Purplebricks is set to underperform. In a note in...

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Posted on Friday, June 17, 2016 | Property

Why 95% of home-owners still use the traditional estate agents

Currently, the broadcast media are awash with new models that claim to sell your house for a fraction of the costs that you might pay using a more established route to market – such as an independent, bricks and mortar, high street estate...

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Posted on Monday, June 13, 2016 | Market Reports

Mortgages - Government to improve the switching process

The Government has recently announced details of a consultation, which plans to make switching bank accounts, utilities, and even mortgages easier for consumers, by forcing providers to improve their procedures. L&C , the UK's award-winning...

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