The rise in mortgage rates since early 2022 has taken its toll on house prices. In 2023, an annual fall in house prices has become an almost standard news item... read more →
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The Bank of England recently announced that interest rates are being held again at 5.25% for the 2nd month in a row after a previous period of 14 consecutive increases... read more →
Are you in the process of buying a new home or looking to remortgage? If so, you may be considering the services of a mortgage broker to try and secure... read more →
Landlords in England and Wales might not be aware, but there is a free property alert service that monitors any significant activity on let property. There is greater risk of... read more →
When it comes to securing a mortgage, there's a constant ebb and flow in interest rates that can make your head spin. Mortgage rates are like the tide – they... read more →
Principle Finance, a leading commercial finance and residential mortgage brokerage who are part of the SMH Group, have announced the opening of a new office in Sheffield as a result... read more →
While the majority of the 2023/24 tax rates were released in the autumn, some changes involved unwinding the announcements of Mr Hunt’s predecessor. With inflation and cost of living concerns... read more →
After presenting a Budget-in-all-but name with the Autumn Statement, the Spring Budget 2023 was delivered against the backdrop of a day of widespread industrial action. The run-up to the event... read more →
The increased stamp duty relief for first time buyers has not been reversed by the new Chancellor, but it may not survive beyond the tax year. One of the few... read more →
A recent tribunal found in HMRC’s favour when a residential property was questionably deemed mixed use. On the purchase of a mixed use property, stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is... read more →
