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Should Lenders Take Precautions Against Organisations Like Extinction Rebellion?

25/07/2019

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Outlook 2018: Predictions for the UK Housing Market and Interest Rates

Outlook 2018: Predictions for the UK Housing Market and Interest Rates

21/12/2017

Categories:Property Market, Buy-to-Let, Mortgages, Regulation, House and Home, Miscellaneous, Interest Rates, Remortgaging, Ray Boulger

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The housing and mortgage markets for the last 60 years

The housing and mortgage markets for the last 60 years

31/05/2012

Categories:Property Market, Bank of England, Buy-to-Let, Mortgages, Personal Finance, Regulation, House and Home, Miscellaneous, Remortgaging, Moving Home, Ray Boulger

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