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Selling Your Home When You Have Pets

Selling Your Home When You Have Pets

Are you hoping to sell your home? Christina Collison has some advice on ensuring your pets aren’t a distraction to potential buyers and won't deter them from making an offer. Some years ago, my partner and I decided to move house. We knew it was time for more space...

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‘The mortgage market should be more stable’

‘The mortgage market should be more stable’

What’s happening with mortgage interest rates? Will the base rate come down, and what should you do if you’re due to remortgage? Our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, answers these questions in this monthly mortgage market update. Will interest rates keep coming...

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‘We should be at the top of the base rate cycle’

‘We should be at the top of the base rate cycle’

A monthly update from our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, on the reported ‘price war’ among mortgage lenders and what the long-term future might be for interest rates. What’s been happening in the mortgage market in the past few weeks? Over the last few weeks, I’ve...

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‘Property prices have seen only a mild decline so far’

‘Property prices have seen only a mild decline so far’

A monthly update from our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, on property prices and mortgage interest rates. How did the August base rate rise (from 5% to 5.25%) affect the mortgage market? The market had expected the recent increase, and so it had already been priced...

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Worried about your mortgage?

Worried about your mortgage?

Inflation remains stubbornly high, and interest rates have gone up. What can you do if you’re worried about higher mortgage payments? Our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, has some advice. What if your fixed-rate mortgage deal ends this year? Many people are coming...

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What’s going on in the mortgage market?

What’s going on in the mortgage market?

Are you wondering what’s happening in the mortgage market and how it will affect you? Our Managing Director, Monica Bradley, offers her expert insights to give you a better idea of what to expect. The base rate went up on 23 March, and buyers are still looking for...

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