Month: December 2017

It’s one of the most difficult decisions to make when taking out a mortgage – should you fix or not? There are of course benefits to both. Fixing your mortgage rate gives you the security of knowing what you’re paying each month, making it easier to budget and plan ahead. Meanwhile opting for a variable…

Last month chancellor Philip Hammond announced during his Budget speech that Stamp Duty would be scrapped for first time buyers purchasing a property up to £300,000. Furthermore, first timers looking to buy in more expensive areas will pay no duty on the first £300,000 of properties up to the value of £500,000. This is big…