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Bank of England Holds Interest Rates: What It Means for You

Oliver Meddick By Oliver Meddick

Published 22nd September 2023

The Bank of England (BoE) has made a significant decision to keep interest rates unchanged. But what does this mean for you?

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Recent Drop in Mortgage Rates Explained

Peter Joseph By Peter Joseph

Published 19th September 2023

In the ever-changing realm of mortgage rates, the past six weeks have witnessed a notable transformation...

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Driving down inflation: What the decrease really means

Oliver Meddick By Oliver Meddick

Published 21st August 2023

Following the positive announcement of the decrease in June, the rate of inflation has fallen for a second consecutive month.

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The chess game of interest rates: Lenders make their move!

Mia Joseph By Mia Joseph

Published 14th August 2023

In a game of chess, players make strategic moves in response to those made by their opponents. Much like this, lenders carefully calculate their plans to encourage buyers back to the property market.

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Base interest rate rise sparks optimism in the property market

Oliver Meddick By Oliver Meddick

Published 10th August 2023

There are early signs of optimism in the property market following the latest announcement from the Bank of England. Read more now!

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Doors open for first-time buyers as landlords sell up

Peter Joseph By Peter Joseph

Published 26th July 2023

The outlook is getting better for first-time buyers as more landlords leave the market. Find out more about how the landlord's exit can keep the market moving!

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Good news for the property market as inflation falls!

Mia Joseph By Mia Joseph

Published 20th July 2023

The property market welcomes news that inflation has fallen as it paves the way for better things to come! We consider what this could mean for the property market.

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The chess game of Interest Rates: Understanding the strategy behind the increase

Oliver Meddick By Oliver Meddick

Published 26th June 2023

We think the rising interest rates can be better explained in terms of a chessboard, which brings us to ask: is there simply a clever game being played here?

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House prices reach record high in May

Peter Joseph By Peter Joseph

Published 31st May 2023

Our COO, Oliver Meddick, shares his insights on the May price increase and what this could mean for the property market moving forward.

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Lenders set to go head to head over fixed rate mortgage offerings

Kay Crosse By Kay Crosse

Published 10th February 2023

HSBC Break 4% Threshold with 3.99% Five-Year Fixed Rate MortgageHSBC appear to be the first to break the 4% threshold with a 3.99% five-year fixed rate mortgage offering, the first since 2022’s hike. Since

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Mortgage Rate Cuts & House Price Inflation Decline

Mia Joseph By Mia Joseph

Published 2nd December 2022

Despite soaring interest rates UK lenders continue to slash mortgage rates. Furthermore, market indicators show house price rises are not only slowing but poised to drop into negative territory.  Zoopla,

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Autumn Budget Statement 2022 - Key Points

Peter Joseph By Peter Joseph

Published 18th November 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced to the House of Commons the highly anticipated Autumn Statement on 17th August 2022.  Want to know more?  Read our quick glance summary of all the key points. Autumn

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What does the new stamp duty cut mean for home buyers?

Kay Crosse By Kay Crosse

Published 30th September 2022

With the arrival of the new stamp duty rules as announced in the recent mini budget on Friday 23rd September, we provide a quick glance summary of the changes and what the stamp duty rules could mean for

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Latest News: Stamp duty cut on the horizon

Published 21st September 2022

The Times newspaper has reported today that Liz Truss is due to cut stamp duty in a mini-budget to take place on Friday 23 September.  The Times reports that the move comes as part of an attempt to drive

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Navigating through a changing tide in the housing market

Published 2nd September 2022

A changing tide in the housing market is upon us.  We look at how homebuyers are having to navigate their way through higher interest rates and an unstable economic climate and consider is it time for

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The effect of Covid 19 on housing prices

Published 19th August 2022

The height of the Covid 19 pandemic brought about major house price fluctuations and dramatic price increases for commodities in general. We consider what impacted property prices, during the pandemic,

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Bank of England relaxes lending criteria

Published 5th August 2022

The Bank of England has removed the affordability test, a measure that has been in effect since the catastrophe of the 2008 housing crisis. While there has been an overall increase in nationwide mortgage

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A conveyancers take on the effects of rising interest rates

Published 13th June 2022

The Bank of England interest rate is at its highest level for 13 years with the potential for another increase on the horizon. Hear from Oliver Meddick, Chief Executive Officer at Home Legal Direct, with

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