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Santander Mortgage Rates Below 4% Announced

Santander Mortgage Rates Below 4% Announced

This morning Santander joined the bandwagon of UK mortgage lenders dropping their rates below 4%, which is fantastic to see! The new Santander mortgage rates below 4% announced today stretch across their entire mortgage range and are likely to encourage a lot more...

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Best UK Mortgage Rates

Best UK Mortgage Rates

In this market update, mortgage experts from Oportfolio mortgages in London will go through the current best residential mortgage rates on the market. Rates change all the time, so these rate may have changed by the time that you are reading this. These products and...

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UK Inflation Finally Drops

UK Inflation Finally Drops

The office of national statistics or ONS have announced that UK inflation has seemingly dropped in November. A great sign that the measures brought in by the Bank of England in recent months are hopefully starting to work. Inflation is the general rise of prices and...

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Is The UK Economy Growing Or Shrinking?

Is The UK Economy Growing Or Shrinking?

The UK is currently in, or if not yet very close to a recession after months of shrinking economy and general economic struggles due to various factors. We are all holding our breath and hoping that the measures being put into place by the BOE and the government will...

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House Prices Drop By 2.3% On Average

House Prices Drop By 2.3% On Average

The biggest news on the property market front is that house prices have dropped in the biggest reduction since the UK financial crisis kicked off. Halifax bank, which regularly releases a house price index, have announced that the average house price has dropped by...

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TMW Changes Stress Test To Help Landlords

TMW Changes Stress Test To Help Landlords

Buy-to-let mortgage lender TMW have announced that they are making changes to their mortgage affordability stress test. But this time, it looks like they are going to be making it easier for borrowers. A great sign that the buy-to-let mortgage market will hopefully be...

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