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UK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage ready
High property prices and rising interest rates and living costs are hindering would-be homeowners, but there are options

Rupert Jones

23, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Diary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’
Though spending £2,000-plus a month on rent seemed ridiculous, buying a property was not an easy option

Micheál Costello

22, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM

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First-time buyers: how to pick a mortgage and the best UK deals
Trying to choose between a fixed rate and a tracker, or thinking about getting help from family? Here are the options

Rupert Jones

22, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Church of England accused of ‘acting like a loan shark’ over vicar’s widow falling £313,000 in debt
A church mortgage supposed to help clergy buy their own home has turned into a huge burden for a woman who paid interest for almost 29 years

Rupert Jones

17, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM

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Nationwide to buy Virgin Money in £2.9bn deal
Lenders reach preliminary agreement on key terms in deal to create new competitor with £366bn in assets

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

07, Mar, 2024 @2:09 PM

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‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financially
Mortgages, bills and highest tax burden in 70 years pile on pressure despite healthy incomes

Jedidajah Otte

04, Mar, 2024 @2:45 PM

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UK property sales forecast to rise by 10% as buyers and sellers return
Data from online property company Zoopla showed the housing market is on track to reach 1.1m transactions across this year

Hilary Osborne

29, Feb, 2024 @12:01 AM

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Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease
Price of average property decreased by 1.4% in 12 months to December, says ONS

Phillip Inman

14, Feb, 2024 @12:52 PM

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UK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over time
April Mortgages’ Dutch-style loans attract attention but are currently only for remortgaging

Rupert Jones

08, Feb, 2024 @2:22 PM

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Do I feel sorry for Kwasi Kwarteng as he departs frontline politics? No – and nor does anyone with a mortgage | Nels Abbey
There will be kind words for a man who flew high in government, but not from me, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

Nels Abbey

07, Feb, 2024 @3:48 PM

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UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January 2023
Lower mortgage rates lead to increased buyer and seller confidence, says Halifax

Jack Simpson

07, Feb, 2024 @10:16 AM

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UK homeowners: is there anything that is preventing you from downsizing?
We’re interested to hear from UK homeowners who would like to downsize what may be preventing them from doing so

Guardian community team

06, Feb, 2024 @12:54 PM

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