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Government blunder hands ownership of Help to Buy website over to third party for £40k
An unknown party has bought a prominent Government website for £40,000 after a blunder allowed ownership of the Help to Buy domain name ...
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Older homeowners are being failed by poor equity release advice, warns City watchdog
Older and vulnerable homeowners are being lured into expensive equity release plans without being offered proper advice by some firms in the sector. A ...
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Mortgage hopes on ice as banks struggle to cope with deluge of applications
Home buyers face waiting weeks for mortgages as banks and building societies have been overwhelmed with applications following the stamp duty tax giveaway. Many ...
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Mortgage costs hit ‘record low’ but drag savings rates below 1pc for first time
Mortgage rates have fallen to a record low but this has caused further pain for savers, who have seen their average returns fall ...
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First-time buyer mortgages trickle back – but they're much more expensive
There are tentative signs that first-time buyer mortgages are beginning to return, but borrowers are being hit by higher costs and more restrictions ...
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Buy-to-let landlords warned over 'zombie bank' mortgage risk
As mortgage lenders leave the market in droves, buy-to-let landlords have been warned to make sure they are not overly reliant on a single bank ...
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Landlords can now borrow 50pc more as lenders relax mortgage rules
One of the country’s biggest buy-to-let lenders has overhauled its mortgage terms to attract landlords with multiple properties, as the number of smaller ...
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Homeowners could be denied coronavirus mortgage help if they have previously fallen into arrears
Homeowners left unable to pay their mortgage due to the coronavirus outbreak are meant to be offered a payment holiday by their bank – ...
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Firms that frustrate borrowers with baffling credit scores targeted by watchdogs
Borrowers frustrated by “black box” credit scores could be given greater rights after the City regulator announced a review of the industry. Credit ...
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‘Cocktail of dangers’ for older homeowners using equity release to help struggling families
Older homeowners who want to pass wealth on to their struggling children and grandchildren may be sleepwalking into costly equity release plans that ...