Around 61% of first-time buyers say a garden is top of their wish list when they step on the property ladder, but 51% of these prospective buyers still living with family feared rising living costs would prevent them from getting a mortgage, according to Newcastle Building Society. The desire for open space “reflects
All average headline mortgage fixed rates rose again this week, according to data from Moneyfacts. The average rate for a two-year fix lifted by 2 basis points, to 2.98%, while the average rate for a three-year fix was up by 3 basis points rise taking it to 2.96%. Over longer terms, a 10-year fix jumped by 21 basis
A rising tide of branch closures depriving people of essential local financial services has seen more than 4,000 bank and building society branches close since the start of 20151 Another 220