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What to expect for housing in 2024
As 2024 begins in earnest, what can homeowners, sellers and prospective buyers expect in the new year? Falling house prices and...
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Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Why life insurance is for everyone
Life insurance can be a crucial safety net for people at all life stages, but fewer than four in ten currently have a policy in place in...
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Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Don’t get caught out in the storm
It is no secret that the UK’s weather can be unpredictable and, at times, unpleasant. And with climate change making extreme weather ever...
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Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Is it time to review your life cover?
If you’ve recently experienced life changes, you might wish to review your life insurance or consider taking it out for the first time....
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Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Critical illness cover at forty
Forty years since critical illness cover first launched, the protection remains as crucial as ever. Peace of mind Critical illness cover...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Should you fix or track your mortgage?
If your mortgage deal is coming to an end, you may be deciding whether to fix or get a tracker. With mortgage rates starting to drop and...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Housing and mortgage market update
The Bank of England (BoE)’s unexpected decision to hold Bank Rate at 5.25% in September fired the starting gun on a fierce battle in the...
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Nov 29, 20232 min read
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The importance of protection
Everybody knows that life has a funny way of turning out differently to how we expect it to. When faced with the unpredictable twists and...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
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House prices mostly stabilising
The latest Nationwide House Price Index for June shows that prices have remained broadly flat over the month but are down 3.5% when...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
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Mortgage Charter brings help for borrowers
The majority of UK lenders have signed a government charter to support borrowers. The charter includes allowing borrowers to contact...
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Aug 22, 20231 min read
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No children? Do you need life insurance?
People tend to think about life insurance at trigger points in their life such as having children. It’s normal when people take on...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Protect your biggest investment with IP
Buying a property is the biggest purchase most people will ever make and mortgage repayments tend to be most homeowners’ largest monthly...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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‘Squeezed middle’ falling short on cover
Fewer than half of households have enough life cover to protect their family, according to new research1 that reveals a worrying gap for...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
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FTBs join forces for a mortgage
The stereotypical picture of applicants for a joint mortgage is a married couple or civil partnership bringing together their finances...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
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Mixed mortgage signals this summer
As we head into summer, the weather is certainly starting to hot up. Will the housing and mortgage markets do the same? On the one hand,...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
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Bank Rate rise – effect on mortgages
Some 715,000 mortgage holders on tracker rates have seen payments rise by an average of £588 a year following the latest Bank Rate rise1....
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
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Financial resilience remains a challenge
One in five workers would rely on their partner’s income or savings if they were unable to work, according to a recent report1 that...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
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What’s happening with housing?
Rising rates dominated the news around housing and mortgage markets throughout 2022, setting the tone for an expected market downturn in...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
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Mortgage deals at a time of rising rates
After increasing the Bank Rate to 2.25% in September, the Bank of England (BoE) has since said it will ‘not hesitate’ to hike rates...
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Nov 12, 20221 min read
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Protect your family – and yourself
The benefits of income protection have been showcased over the last three years during the turbulence of the pandemic years. With more...
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Nov 12, 20222 min read
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