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So supportive throughout

The service from Heidi (and Mike at the start of the process) has been so professional and reasonable. Heidi has been so supportive throughout what has been a roller-coaster of a journey with many changes and providing adaptable and detailed help throughout it all. The nerves and unknown process of buying my first house was […]

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Mortgage Reviews

About 1,800,000 borrowers have fixed rate mortgage deals which will end in 2023.  The bad news is that rises in Bank of England base rate will inevitably mean that any new mortgage deal secured will be at a higher rate than borrowers have been used to.  Bank of England base rate is currently 3.5% and […]

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Mortgage Market Chaos

The combination of the increase in Bank of England base rate to 2.25% on the 22 September and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget on the 23 September have resulted in mortgage lenders withdrawing products with little or no notice and either leaving the market for a short period or launching new higher-priced replacements.  My article this […]

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When it comes to market volatility, sometimes it’s best to stay put

The coronavirus pandemic and the recent escalation of military conflict in Ukraine have caused significant volatility in financial markets. Global stock markets plunged in early 2020 as COVID-19 swept the world, before recovering as governments and central banks launched unprecedented stimulus and, later, vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 were developed. As economies came out of […]

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