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The 2025 UK sales market has got off to a stronger start than the previous two years, data shows. According to Zoopla’s January 2025 House Price Index, the UK housing market has got off to a strong start, with the momentum in sales activity from 2024 spilling into the...
MB Associates is proud to support The Big Ride, a charity cycling challenge dedicated to raising vital funds for Versus Arthritis and The UK Sepsis Trust, in memory of the late Anne Channevy Walsh. MB Associates is honoured to be the official kit sponsor of The Big...
Latest research from the Nationwide Housing Affordability report suggests good news – although borrowers are still stretched. According to the latest research from the Nationwide Housing Affordability Report, there has been a modest improvement in UK housing...
An increasing number of borrowers will be repaying their mortgage into their 70s, research has revealed. There has been a significant rise in the number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more, according to data from Quilter. It found that within...
After rules were tightened following the 2008 financial crisis, the Financial Conduct Authority is considering easing them to potentially make borrowing easier. In a newly published letter, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is looking to simplify...
For immediate release 21 JANUARY 2025, MB Associates has won one of Feefo’s most exclusive accolades in customer service – the Feefo Exceptional Service badge. This award is an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses which have shown particular...
The government’s new 95 Per Cent Mortgage Guarantee Scheme launched on Monday 19 April 2021. The aim of the scheme is to make more 95 per cent mortgages available to those with smaller deposits. First-time buyers can apply but you don’t have to be one to be eligible.
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