Tag: Mortgages

Visit Countrywide at the Ideal Home Show 2012

Countrywide are making their first appearance at the Ideal Home Show, hosted at Earls Court Exhibition Centre from the 16th March until 1st April 2012. The show is open to the public daily from 10am through until 6pm and until … Continue reading

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Marvellous mansions

With the pre budget talk over George Osbourne’s plans to introduce a mansion tax (which did not come to fruition) we thought we would bring you some of our favourite mansions.

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Spring 2012 equates to green shoots for property job market

Although the UK property market is not yet in official recovery, the start of 2012 has definitely seen some improvements.  ‘Complete negativity’ has been replaced by ‘cautious optimism’, and some of the more robust property companies are now actively looking … Continue reading

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Mortgage approval rates up

Mortgage approval rates in the UK were at their highest for two years in January, figures released by the Bank of England have shown.

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22 years to save for a mortgage

The Resolution Foundation have issued a report claiming that it now takes low to middle income households 22 years to save for a mortgage.

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Time to Nest the Countrywide Way

Getting on the property ladder may not be as difficult as it seems. At the end of the 2011, the Government announced a number of measures to help home movers move up the ladder, and first-time buyers to get a … Continue reading

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Canny Landlords consider Chain-Free

With yesterday’s announcement that specialist buy to let mortgage lender, Paragon, has launched 44 new mortgage products targeted at professional landlords, it is clear that confidence in the buy to let sector is extremely strong.

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Quarter of Brits never switched financial providers

Research conducted by a leading price comparison website recently shows that 26% of UK consumers – a total of 12 million people – haven’t switched providers for any of the 20 most popular financial products in the last year, despite … Continue reading

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