The competition watchdog has ordered the housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Countryside Properties to remove terms in contracts that have made it impossible for some homeowners…
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Yorkshire Building Society first to bring back 95% mortgages
Yorkshire Building Society will become the first lender to relaunch 95% mortgages in the mainstream market, nearly a year after the pandemic spooked lenders into…
View More Yorkshire Building Society first to bring back 95% mortgagesUK homebuyers offered first 40-year fixed-rate mortgage
Borrowers are being given the chance to lock their mortgage repayments at the same level for up to 40 years with the launch of the…
View More UK homebuyers offered first 40-year fixed-rate mortgageSurveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo
Flatowners who have struggled to sell their homes because of fire safety risks, despite not having any cladding on their building, could soon be able…
View More Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limboUK mortgage approvals at highest level in 13 years
UK mortgage approvals have risen to the highest level in 13 years, driven by the government’s stamp duty holiday and buyers reassessing their living situation…
View More UK mortgage approvals at highest level in 13 yearsThe best (and the worst) that could happen to your money this year
The past year was a strange one for household finances: while savings rates plummeted to new lows, and many people saw their incomes slide, those…
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