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“Headache” for first-time buyers as they are hit with hidden bill of at least £1,800 under new renting rules: “The Government has scored an own goal”

EXPERTS have warned of a “headache” for first-time buyers as they are hit with a hidden bill of at least £1,800 under new renting rules with one saying “the Government...
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FOI reveals UK’s first student-loan generation in 2000 still owe on average over £8,000 each in “broken system” as experts ask “is university worth it?

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Brokers warn borrowers “could see the window for cheaper deals slam shut” if swap rates rise after inflation spike

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UK monthly rents increase by 3.7% as tenants face “extremely steep” and rising rents despite house price growth falling

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Gilt yields rise as Chancellor’s “fiscal sleight of hand starts to receive an economic reality check”

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Nationwide reveals it takes nine years to save for a deposit for first-time buyers in London: “Buying without family help remains nearly impossible”

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Petrol prices now over 144p per litre in the UK – a 12p rise since start of Iran war: “A direct hit to household budgets”

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Government super agency launching today criticised by former Small Business Commissioner: “One size does not fit all”

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“Headache” for first-time buyers as they are hit with hidden bill of at least £1,800 under new renting rules: “The Government has scored an own goal” featured image

“Headache” for first-time buyers as they are hit with hidden bill of at least £1,800 under new renting rules: “The Government has scored an own goal”

Douglas Patient/6 hours ago
5 min read
£39 billion to be poured into affordable housing – but property experts warn it will “create a massive invisible squeeze for independent developers” featured image

£39 billion to be poured into affordable housing – but property experts warn it will “create a massive invisible squeeze for independent developers”

Douglas Patient/1 day ago
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Brokers warn borrowers “could see the window for cheaper deals slam shut” if swap rates rise after inflation spike featured image

Brokers warn borrowers “could see the window for cheaper deals slam shut” if swap rates rise after inflation spike

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Nationwide cuts rates by up to 0.15% in “another sign rates are moving in the right direction” – move follows Halifax last week featured image

Nationwide cuts rates by up to 0.15% in “another sign rates are moving in the right direction” – move follows Halifax last week

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Experts warn “less supply ultimately worsens affordability for everyone” as construction sector makes up 17% of insolvencies featured image

Experts warn “less supply ultimately worsens affordability for everyone” as construction sector makes up 17% of insolvencies

Dominic Hiatt/2 weeks ago
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27% of landlords plan to exit sector by 2029: “We are sleepwalking into the monopolisation of the British rental market” featured image

27% of landlords plan to exit sector by 2029: “We are sleepwalking into the monopolisation of the British rental market”

Dominic Hiatt/3 weeks ago
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Homes sold under Right to Buy rise by 90% with over two million since 1980 – but experts warn “every property sold reduces the pool of affordable housing” featured image

Homes sold under Right to Buy rise by 90% with over two million since 1980 – but experts warn “every property sold reduces the pool of affordable housing”

Douglas Patient/3 weeks ago
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Experts share the hidden reasons buying a home still takes so long in 2026 – and how it can be fixed

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House price indices: “useful for identifying broad market trends, but a poor guide to the value of any individual property”

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Experts urge government to bring back Help to Buy “as soon as possible” after new figures show it made £2 billion featured image

Experts urge government to bring back Help to Buy “as soon as possible” after new figures show it made £2 billion

Douglas Patient/3 weeks ago
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Property 118 wins appeal against HMRC in “significant win for landlords” – but “this ruling is not a loophole or a free pass” featured image

Property 118 wins appeal against HMRC in “significant win for landlords” – but “this ruling is not a loophole or a free pass”

Douglas Patient/3 weeks ago
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Nationwide says annual house price growth slowed to 1.8% in July as experts warn “the market is crying out for some kind of incentive” featured image

Nationwide says annual house price growth slowed to 1.8% in July as experts warn “the market is crying out for some kind of incentive”

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Savers given £138 boost as fixed ISA rates rise with market delivering “genuine choice” featured image

Savers given £138 boost as fixed ISA rates rise with market delivering “genuine choice”

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Bank of England holds its base rate – what does this mean for savers, borrowers and businesses?

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Around 9 in 10 saving into a workplace pension but “90% participation is a headline about how many people are in the queue, not how much is in the pot” featured image

Around 9 in 10 saving into a workplace pension but “90% participation is a headline about how many people are in the queue, not how much is in the pot”

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Record-breaking savings market boosts choice but experts urge people to shop around for best deals: “Loyalty rarely pays” featured image

Record-breaking savings market boosts choice but experts urge people to shop around for best deals: “Loyalty rarely pays”

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Young people sitting on unclaimed savings worth more than £1.6 billion as taskforce set up – are you eligible for £2,200 on average? featured image

Young people sitting on unclaimed savings worth more than £1.6 billion as taskforce set up – are you eligible for £2,200 on average?

Douglas Patient/2 months ago
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First-time buyer ISA welcomed as ‘better direction’ than LISA – but experts warn it won’t solve the housing crisis featured image

First-time buyer ISA welcomed as ‘better direction’ than LISA – but experts warn it won’t solve the housing crisis

Douglas Patient/2 months ago
7 min read
Savers losing out on £373 a year due to “loyalty penalty” with experts warning “you are letting inflation and bank margins eat your money” featured image

Savers losing out on £373 a year due to “loyalty penalty” with experts warning “you are letting inflation and bank margins eat your money”

Douglas Patient/2 months ago
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“Underused” offset mortgages should make a comeback, brokers say: “Many borrowers aren’t aware they exist” featured image

“Underused” offset mortgages should make a comeback, brokers say: “Many borrowers aren’t aware they exist”

Douglas Patient/3 months ago
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Just 23% of people will have a moderate standard of living in retirement: “If you’re in your 50s, now is the time to confront the numbers” featured image

Just 23% of people will have a moderate standard of living in retirement: “If you’re in your 50s, now is the time to confront the numbers”

Dominic Hiatt/3 months ago
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Experts warn of new 22% tax on stocks and shares ISAs next year: “It feels like a punishment aimed at diligent savers” featured image

Experts warn of new 22% tax on stocks and shares ISAs next year: “It feels like a punishment aimed at diligent savers”

Douglas Patient/3 months ago
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Britain is under saving for retirement warns Pensions Commission — “we don’t have a pensions crisis coming, we’re already in one” featured image

Britain is under saving for retirement warns Pensions Commission — “we don’t have a pensions crisis coming, we’re already in one”

Dominic Hiatt/3 months ago
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Semantics and Savvy the Squirrel: “Investing is not squirrelling. Squirrelling is the psychological opposite of investing” featured image

Semantics and Savvy the Squirrel: “Investing is not squirrelling. Squirrelling is the psychological opposite of investing”

Dominic Hiatt/4 months ago
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Why this adviser expanded from mortgages into long-term wealth planning

Douglas Patient/2 weeks ago
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Retirees get unexpected £100 pension income boost – but experts urge caution featured image

Retirees get unexpected £100 pension income boost – but experts urge caution

Douglas Patient/3 weeks ago
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Around 9 in 10 saving into a workplace pension but “90% participation is a headline about how many people are in the queue, not how much is in the pot” featured image

Around 9 in 10 saving into a workplace pension but “90% participation is a headline about how many people are in the queue, not how much is in the pot”

Dominic Hiatt/4 weeks ago
6 min read
New ISA rules are “a complete dog’s dinner” that show “a remarkable lack of joined-up thinking by the government” featured image

New ISA rules are “a complete dog’s dinner” that show “a remarkable lack of joined-up thinking by the government”

Douglas Patient/4 weeks ago
8 min read
Experts welcome plans to publish pension scheme league tables saying “sunlight is the best disinfectant” – but warn of unintended consequences featured image

Experts welcome plans to publish pension scheme league tables saying “sunlight is the best disinfectant” – but warn of unintended consequences

Douglas Patient/1 month ago
6 min read
Perfect storm incoming as over a third of pensioners projected to be renting by 2044: “What are people supposed to live on?” featured image

Perfect storm incoming as over a third of pensioners projected to be renting by 2044: “What are people supposed to live on?”

Dominic Hiatt/2 months ago
5 min read
Just 23% of people will have a moderate standard of living in retirement: “If you’re in your 50s, now is the time to confront the numbers” featured image

Just 23% of people will have a moderate standard of living in retirement: “If you’re in your 50s, now is the time to confront the numbers”

Dominic Hiatt/3 months ago
6 min read
Britain is under saving for retirement warns Pensions Commission — “we don’t have a pensions crisis coming, we’re already in one” featured image

Britain is under saving for retirement warns Pensions Commission — “we don’t have a pensions crisis coming, we’re already in one”

Dominic Hiatt/3 months ago
6 min read
Gender pension gap set to get worse as “the ongoing cost of living crisis is damaging women’s ability to save for their futures” featured image

Gender pension gap set to get worse as “the ongoing cost of living crisis is damaging women’s ability to save for their futures”

Dominic Hiatt/4 months ago
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3 “pension wines” available today that are contenders to be the Mouton ’45 of the 21st Century (which costs £500 a sip) featured image

3 “pension wines” available today that are contenders to be the Mouton ’45 of the 21st Century (which costs £500 a sip)

Dominic Hiatt/4 months ago
6 min read
Semantics and Savvy the Squirrel: “Investing is not squirrelling. Squirrelling is the psychological opposite of investing” featured image

Semantics and Savvy the Squirrel: “Investing is not squirrelling. Squirrelling is the psychological opposite of investing”

Dominic Hiatt/4 months ago
3 min read
Experts urge Rachel Reeves to U-turn on capping National Insurance relief for pension contributions at £2,000 a year: “A blunt tax grab dressed up as fairness” featured image

Experts urge Rachel Reeves to U-turn on capping National Insurance relief for pension contributions at £2,000 a year: “A blunt tax grab dressed up as fairness”

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New ISA rules create a two-tier system and “penalise ordinary investors”, experts warn

New ISA rules create a two-tier system and “penalise ordinary investors”, experts warn featured image
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