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Navigating Credit Scores for Mortgage Success In the contemporary landscape of home financing, understanding your credit score is key to unlocking the doors to your dream home. This comprehensive guide sheds light on credit scores, their impact on mortgage eligibility, and how managing your credit health can
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Navigating the Mortgage Maze: Top Tips for First-Time Home Buyers Embarking on the journey of buying your first home is both exhilarating and daunting. One of the most critical steps in this journey is understanding and securing the right mortgage. This comprehensive guide aims to demystify the
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Navigating the Enchanted Realms of Interest Rates and Mortgage Strategies Once upon a financial skyline, in the bustling markets of the United Kingdom, a powerful sorcerer named ‘Interest Rate’ wielded the wand of economic influence. Under its sway, kingdoms of Homeowners and realms of First-Time Buyers danced
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Spring Budget 2023 Jeremy Hunt delivered the government’s Spring Budget on 15 March 2023. As widely trailed in the press, there were some significant changes affecting private pension schemes. There were also some changes that impact protection provision. Here’s our summary of the proposals discussing the changes.
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Make Financial Resolutions for the New Year As we wave goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new, it’s natural to set resolutions for the upcoming 12 months. While many of us focus on health and fitness goals, it’s also important to make financial resolutions
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Stamp Duty in the UK: What You Need to Know Stamp Duty is a tax that is applied to the purchase of properties and land in the UK. It is a government tax that is collected by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and is typically paid by
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How a UK Regulated Advisor Can Help You Manage Your Finances As your lives and financial circumstances change, it’s important to regularly review our financial plans and make sure they’re still aligned with your goals and needs. One of the best ways to do this is by
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UK interest rates raised to 1.25% by Bank of England UK interest rates have risen further as the Bank of England attempts to stem the pace of soaring prices. Rates have increased from 1% to 1.25%, the fifth consecutive rise, pushing them to the highest level in
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Jonny Wilkinson on finding joy & his mental health journey You might know Jonny Wilkinson as one of the best rugby players of all time. Since retiring in 2014, Jonny Wilkinson focuses his time on raising awareness about mental health and talks candidly about how the high-pressure
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95% Mortgages Are Back! What’s the backstory? The government announced today that it will support lenders in offering mortgages with a loan-to-value (LTV) of 95 percent, which are deals for those with a 5% deposit. What is the significance of this? Since Covid, many banks and lenders
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