Mortgage product choice up to May 2022 level – Moneyfacts

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The total number of residential mortgage products is on the rise – above 5,000 for the first time since May 2022. This is according to the latest UK Mortgage...

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Repossessions up 30% in some areas, but static overall: HBB

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The number of homes being repossessed across England and Wales remained largely static overall during 2022, but with some ‘drastic fluctuations’ at regional level, says House Buyer Bureau. ...

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Conveyancing Association launches building safety guidance

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A guidance document for conveyancing firms which addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection) Regulations 2022 is being published by the Conveyancing Association (CA). ...

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Cover feature: Work in progress – WFH or back in the office?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It is just over three years since the first Covid lockdown. As the country was told, ‘Stay at home,’ the mortgage market, along with many other sectors, was forced...

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Here’s where average monthly mortgage payments are highest in the country

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The nationwide average monthly payment on a new mortgage is $2,317, but depending on where the buyer is from, the amount can range from $1,700 to $3,696, a LendingTree...

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Over-65s made £17k on their owned homes last year: Key

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Homeowners over the age of 65 made nearly £17,000 on their houses in the last year, despite the recent market uncertainty, Key Later Life Finance has found. New research by...

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Bank of Ireland UK appoints Longhorn as head of sales   

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Bank of Ireland UK says that Alan Longhorn has become its head of sales, distribution and marketing on an interim basis.    Longhorn takes over from Graham Felstead, who will...

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Persimmon upbeat despite weak Q1 numbers

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UK housebuilder Persimmon reveals a 30% drop in the value of its forward sales and a 42% fall in new home completions in its trading statement for the first...

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Homebuyers pay £15.4bn stamp duty record: Coventry Building Society  

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Homebuyers paid out a record of £15.4bn in stamp duty in the 2022-23 tax year, 9% more than the previous 12 months, according to Coventry Building Society’s analysis of...

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Smoove ends third party talks after Pexa disclosure  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Homemoving hub Smoove says discussions about a potential deal with an unnamed third party have ended after it yesterday confirmed it is in “early” takeover talks with Australian rival...

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