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Summer drought for self-employed home buyers as banks tighten mortgage rules
The housing dreams of millions of self-employed people are being stopped in their tracks as banks undertake forensic analysis on their mortgage applications. ...
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Banks warn mortgage prisoner reforms will still leave thousands trapped paying sky-high rates
Major mortgage lenders have poured cold water on proposals to help mortgage prisoners, arguing that many homeowners will remain trapped on poor-value deals ...
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Butcher, baker, candlestick maker? Here are the jobs that earn you a better mortgage
Anyone who has taken out a mortgage will know that the more an applicant earns, the more they are usually able to borrow. ...
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Age UK equity release deals under fire
One of the country’s leading charities has come under the spotlight for making money by referring elderly people to a commercial partner that ...
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Section 21: will banning 'no-fault' evictions kill the buy-to-let market?
The Government’s plan to abolish section 21, a law that allows landlords to remove tenants from a property without reason, has caused controversy since its announcement in ...
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The pregnancy mortgage penalty: how getting knocked up can knock down the amount you can borrow
Expectant mothers could unwittingly reduce the amount they can borrow for a home by revealing their pregnancy to their bank. Mortgage lenders are ...
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'Cheapest ever' equity release loans as demand for using houses like cash machines soars
Older homeowners can now release cash from their property more cheaply than ever before, as rates on equity release mortgages have fallen to ...
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Landlord exodus: half threaten to quit over tenant eviction ban
The Government has been warned that the supply of rented homes could shrink if it presses ahead with plans to ban landlords from evicting tenants ...
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Developers 'misled and took advantage' of people buying leasehold property, watchdog finds
Home buyers have been duped into signing up to expensive and unfair leasehold contracts by unscrupulous housing developers, a major investigation into the ...
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First-time buyer mortgage choice grows despite banks being warned over risky lending
The number of mortgage deals available to first-time buyers has reached its highest level since May 2019 as lenders brush off warnings from ...