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The home-buying market update: April 2025

7 May 2025
Our Head of Mortgages brings you the latest housing and mortgage market updates in April.
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What is a Cash Lifetime ISA?

4 April 2025
Here's your complete guide to using a Cash LISA to achieve your homeownership goals.
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What is a Lifetime ISA?

3 April 2025
Explore the benefits of a Lifetime ISA and how you can get up to £1,000 as a free annual government bonus.
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January Personal Finance Q&A: Home-buying

15 January 2025
Mr Money Jar answers all your top questions on home-buying success in 2025.
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2025 stamp duty changes you need to know

13 January 2025
Stamp duty rates are changing in 2025. Here’s what you need to know and how much you’ll need to save.
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How much does it really cost to buy a home?

19 December 2024
Everything first-time buyers need to know about the hidden fees and extra costs of buying a house.
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How to save your first home deposit faster

18 November 2024
Discover our top tips on how you can speed up saving for your first home.
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The Voice of First-time Buyers

7 October 2024
Read the key findings from our ‘Voice of FTBs’ White Paper, highlighting the diverse needs of the first-time buyer (FTB) community.
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Behind the Scenes at the Labour Party Conference

7 October 2024
A recap of our first-time buyer panel event, discussing measures needed to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK.
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How to cut costs along your home-buying journey

5 August 2024
There are some clever ways you can cut costs at every stage of your home-buying journey! Our experts have put together their top tips to save you money at every turn.
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It's important you know

Capital at risk. All investing should be for the longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.

A 25% government penalty applies if you withdraw money from a Lifetime ISA for any reason other than buying your first home (up to £450,000) or for retirement, and you may get back less than you paid into your Lifetime ISA.

Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Payments you make into your pension won’t be accessible until the minimum pension age (currently 55, increasing to age 57 from 2028). Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.

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