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Top 10 Mortgage valuation problems
Mortgage valuation problems & what property defects are mortgage lenders looking for in their valuation?Mortgage with a criminal record
Tips on getting a Mortgage with a criminal record and how to source the right mortgage in the UK if you have been to prison.Why its time to Remortgage to a fixed rate
5 year Fixed Mortgage rates from 2.44% maybe its time to Remortgage to a fixed rate nowHalifax withdraws its 1% cashback first-time buyer mortgages
Halifax in a shock withdrawal of its 1% cashback mortgage incentive for first-time buyers only giving a few hours for full application to be submitted.Woolwich Mortgages have made another change to their affordability criteria
Woolwich will now lend up to 5 times income for certain type of mortgages.
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Abbey – Santander changes Mortgage income rules for First Time Buyers
Bad news as Abbey - Santander changes Mortgage income rules for First Time Buyers to 4.49x income.
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Different lenders affordability criteria
Where do I stand on the lenders affordability criteria, following all the changes in recent months?
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Woolwich limits income multiples for applicants with less than 20% deposits
This message only relates to applicants with less than 20% deposits with Woolwich who will see there income multiples reduced.
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Stamp Duty Calculator
The good people at HMRC have been kind enough to produce a stamp duty calculator which takes into account recent changes. I like this calculator as its simple and enables you to put the…
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How to work out the new Stamp Duty rates from 4th December 2014
How to work out the new Stamp Duty rates from 4 December 2014
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