Feature: Catering for post-pandemic life
Coronavirus has undoubtedly changed the world — but how will it change the UK mortgage market? Emma Lunn talks to the experts
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Emma Lunn
Excluding the dark days and high death rate of January, 2021 has so far been a cause for optimism. The coronavirus vaccination programme is going well and the end of lockdown restrictions is in sight.
But how will the mortgage market react to a radically altered world? Are we likely to see a spate of niche products tailored to the new ways we live and work?
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s recent report – The New Normal – identified the 31 March stamp duty holiday deadline as the single biggest barrier to the market’s recovery in 2021.