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![Nationwide’s slashed rates means price war goes on to end of year](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2001.jpg)
Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s War - Lenders compete on price as sub-4% rates look likely](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%201.jpg/2023%2011%2020%201__400x267.jpg)
Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pressure on Hunt to deliver mortgage help for landlords this week](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%202.jpg/2023%2011%2020%202__400x267.jpg)
Following analysis of its 2023 buy to let mortgage market data, Twenty7tec has reported a significant fall in searches for buy...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Interest Tax Relief must be reinstated - agency boss speaks out](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%205.jpg/2023%2011%2020%205__400x267.jpg)
The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Single First-Time Buyers cannot afford 75% of homes using Mortgage Guarantee Scheme](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2006%201.jpg/23%2011%2006%201__400x254.jpg)
Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty changes save movers £4,500](/img/default/it.png)
Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty changes saved homemovers more than £4,500 on average last year, new figures show. The Chancellor cut stamp...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let surcharge boosts housing demand](/img/default/it.png)
Chancellor George Osborne's looming stamp duty surcharge is driving housing demand as buy-to-let investors rush to beat the tax hike. The latest RICS UK Residential...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty reforms save buyers £4,500 each](/img/default/it.png)
The typical home buyer approximately £4,500 better-off due to last year’s stamp duty changes. Chancellor George Osborne reformed the “slab system” of...
08 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let landlords rush to set up limited companies](/img/default/it.png)
Buy-to-let investors are rushing to set up limited companies to avoid Chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming tax crackdown. Investors are trying to escape the...
07 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Now Bank of England launches attack on buy-to-let](/img/default/it.png)
Chancellor George Osborne isn't alone in launching an attack on buy-to-let, Bank of England governor Mark Carney is also muscling in on the act. Carney...
02 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let surcharge set to cause “mayhem”](/img/default/it.png)
The new surcharge on stamp duty for buy-to-let and second homes is set to cause conveyancing “mayhem” next year. Broker Conveyancing has...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Investors get set for buy-to-let “scramble”](/img/default/it.png)
Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let tax will spark property boom and bust](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers driven out of market](/img/default/it.png)
Life remains tough for first-time buyers with a shock fall in completions in the three months to October. The new figures underline the...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Brokers blast “aggressive attack” on buy-to-let](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let tax will trigger buying spree](/img/default/it.png)
Chancellor George Osborne's assault on the buy-to-let market yesterday could trigger a short-term “spree” as landlords rush to buy property before...