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Mortgage Strategy
House prices climb 7.6% in July: Halifax | Mortgage StrategyUK house prices rose by 7.6% on an annual basis this July, shows the latest index from Halifax. This compares to annual growth of 8.8% in June and 9.6% in May, meaning that price growth has slowed down...
This Is Money
Mortgage rates: Homeowners urged to check their termsMortgage payments could increase by hundreds of pounds a month if the Bank of England’s base rate was to rise, as the OBR forecasts.
This Is Money
How to pay off a mortgage in retirementHouse prices are soaring and mortgage terms are getting longer - so it is little wonder that fewer borrowers expect to have paid off their mortgage by the time they retire.
Mortgage Solutions
The Equity Release Lady readies launch with target to drive up female advisers - Mortgage SolutionsAn all female equity release advice firm is set to launch into the sector with ambitions to raise the number of women who give advice on later life mortgages to 50 per cent.
Mortgage Solutions
Equity Release Council ‘should lead not follow’ with guarantees ‒ analysis - Mortgage SolutionsBrokers have welcomed the addition of a new repayment guarantee from the Equity Release Council (ERC), but have suggested it can do more to drive rather than simply reflect change within the industry.
Daily Mail
First-time buyer house deposit up £23k after pandemic property boomSurvey says first-time buyers must now save £23,000 more for a house deposit than they did in March 2020, thanks to runaway house price increases.