
Leah Milner
Consumer Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Freelance consumer journalist and editor. I talk about mental health and living with bipolar. Reach me at leah.milner.freelance at gmail dotcom
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2 days ago |
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Leah Milner |Roger Baird
The law firm representing the borrower in yesterday’s appeal ruling against One Savings Bank has spoken out about the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision for victims of economic abuse. Solicitors Howard Kennedy, which represented Catherine Waller-Edwards in her successful appeal against the lender, says it is “landmark development” in protecting individuals who are vulnerable to “undue influence” in financial decisions.
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2 days ago |
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Leah Milner |Roger Baird
Last month was the busiest May for agreed home sales since 2021 and of any month since March 2022, the latest analysis from Rightmove shows. Despite fears of a lull after buyers rushed to beat the stamp duty increase on April 1, the figures suggest the property market has bounced back. Rightmove highlights the improvement in mortgage affordability as part of the reason, with the average five-year fixed rate now 4.61%, compared to 6.11% at the peak in July 2023.
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4 days ago |
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Leah Milner |Roger Baird
The size of the average home has been increasing over the past three decades, with usable floor space rising from 91.39 m² in the 1990s to 96.48 m² in the 2020s, new analysis shows. The increases could reflect home owners adding home offices, loft conversions and extensions to maximise their property’s footprint as house prices have soared.
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3 weeks ago |
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Roger Baird |Leah Milner
Aviva says its equity release sales jumped 41% in the first three months of the year compared to 12 months ago. The insurer said sales in its retirement division came in at £1.8bn in the period, up 4%, driven by higher volumes in individual annuities and equity release revenues. It added that its equity release business was up over 40% after a new product launch, in a trading statement.
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3 weeks ago |
mortgagestrategy.co.uk | Roger Baird |Leah Milner
Hodge has eased affordability stress rate calculations, which will allow it to grant loans that are almost 20% larger for average customers. The lender points out that the move applies to its residential, residential retirement and retirement interest-only products. It gives an example of joint applicants with a household income of £45,000, which can now borrow just over £38,000 more, a 17% increase. Customers with an income of £75,000 could benefit from almost 20% more borrowing capacity.
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