March 18, 2024
Mortgage Prisoner Bill introduced
A new mortgage prisoner bill was introduced on March 12, 2024, by MP Marting Docherty-Hughes, intended to support the many mortgage prisoners that still exist today.
Read articleSome notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.
March 18, 2024
A new mortgage prisoner bill was introduced on March 12, 2024, by MP Marting Docherty-Hughes, intended to support the many mortgage prisoners that still exist today.
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March 13, 2024
The latest data from the Bank of England shows that mortgage arrears rose in the last quarter of 2023. This wasn't unexpected, given the turmoil created by the pandemic and the high-interest rates that followed.
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March 10, 2024
Whilst discussing the budget recently, a friend mentioned that despite getting a decent salary increase due to the high inflation period we have been going through, he is paying more tax than expected and losing out on an allowance. Ah, I said. Fiscal Drag!
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March 6, 2024
Today's budget announced a change to Stamp Duty Land Tax. To be clear, this applies only to England /Wales and does not affect Scotland.
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March 6, 2024
In today's budget, the government has changed the tax rules for those considered non-domiciled in the UK. Why is this relevant to mortgages?
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March 2, 2024
Recent data from Zoopla reveals the cost of renting in the UK today, and it's not great news for Scotland. Glasgow has been hit the hardest in the UK with Edinburgh not far behind.
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