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Appetite for first time buyer advice rises as consumers strive to get on the property ladder
Searches for first time buyer advice reached 39% in April 2012 according to unbiased.co.uk's latest Advice Drivers1 report Demand for remortgage advice drops from 37% to 30% in April Seek advice from a whole of market mortgage adviser at www.unbiased.co.uk Latest figures from unbiased.co.uk's Advice Drivers report show that first time buyer enquiries rose from 37% in March to 39% in April 2012, and is the number one advice driver for consumers looking for whole of market mortgage advice according to unbiased.co.uk's 'find a mortgage adviser' search. However, interest in remortgage advice...

A new landscape - how to navigate the changing mortgage market
As lenders raise mortgage rates and tighten criteria for borrowers, unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, with the help of its expert panel of professional advisers, has gathered advice and tips for consumers on how to navigate the current mortgage market. 1. Karen Barrett, Chief Executive at unbiased.co.uk “News last week that the Co-operative Bank became the first big high street lender to pull out of the interest-only mortgage market, further reduces the remortgage options available to homeowners with interest-only loans.  Several lenders, including Santander and...

Appetite for remortgage advice hits an all time high as homeowners strive to obtain better rates
Searches for remortgage advice reached 37% in March 2012 according to unbiased.co.uk's latest Advice Drivers1 report Seek advice from a whole of market mortgage adviser at www.unbiased.co.uk Latest figures from unbiased.co.uk's Advice Drivers report show that remortgage enquiries hit an all time high in March 2012, with 37% of all searches on unbiased.co.uk's 'find a mortgage adviser search', compared to 33% in February 2012 and 31% in March last year. Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk, comments on the latest insight into consumer search behaviour: "Recent moves by lenders in...

Ticking timebomb - nearly 1 in 7 UK households stuck on interest only mortgages with no plan to pay off the debt
Unbiased.co.uk urges consumers to seek advice from a mortgage adviser to help plan their repayments New research from unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, reveals that of the 11.2m households in the UK with a mortgage, an astonishing 1 in 7, (1.6 million)* are simply paying off the interest each month and not repaying capital or saving anything towards paying off their mortgage debt in the future. “With incomes squeezed, it’s not surprising that many people are trying to save money by sticking to interest only mortgages, but this is a potential ticking time bomb” said Karen...

Hearthstone Investments becomes latest supporter of long-standing professional advice website unbiased.co.uk

Unbiased.co.uk, the organisation that promotes the benefits of independent financial advice, today announces Hearthstone Investments as its latest sponsor.  Hearthstone Investments plc is a specialist residential property fund manager. It aims to provide collective investments in residential property for all investors, from first-time buyers and private investors through to large-scale pension funds. The Hearthstone team is behind the UK’s first residential PAIF, an authorised fund which will launch in Q2 subject to final FSA approval. Christopher Down, Chief Executive of Hearthstone...

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