- Monday, March 29, 2010, 15:29
- Newsletter NEW
First-time buyers have been given a leg-up to get on the housing ladder by Chancellor Alistair Darling in the Budget, as they do not have to pay any Stamp Duty on properties up to £250,000 for the next two years.
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- Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 17:25
- Mortgages, Personal Finance
First Direct has closed its doors to new mortgage business, fuelling growing concern that increasing borrowing costs are fast becoming unaffordable for first time buyers.
First Direct has announced that they are presently experiencing an influx of mortgage applications that have caused a massive backlog. Until the backlog has been cleared, they will not be accepting new applications. The move was announced as an alternative to ...
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- Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 16:39
- Mortgages
‘The lease is up’. These four words will drive terror into the heart of even the seasoned house renter, especially when there is no option to extend the lease and the only choice is to move. For my sins, I have recently found myself in this exact position – yet again. As I emerged a week later from the well of despair littered with visions ...
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