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First time buyers still confident

Property website SmartNewHomes.com has reported that first time buyers are preparing to enter the new homes market with confidence.
They recently surveyed over 200 first-time buyers, only 13% of respondents said they were put off buying …

Buy to let rental yields on the up

Research by Paragon Mortgages has stated that rental yields on buy to let property rose by 6.4% in May 2008. Their Buy-to-Let index indicates that rental incomes have risen by nearly 12% over the last …

HSBC hike mortgage fees to £9,999

HSBC’s rate matcher mortgage now charges arrangement fees of up to £9,999.
This deal was supposed to ‘match’ a fixed rate that ends soon but HSBC apply such tight criteria that it is sometimes too difficult …