first direct launch three new mortgages
first direct, recent winner of the Consumer Moneyfacts Remortgage Buyers’ Choice award, has launched three market-leading mortgages.
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first direct to start the New Year with help for homebuyers
first direct has launched a new range of low deposit fee free ‘Homebuyer’ mortgages to help first time buyers and home movers this January.
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Second time buyers face £62,000 moving gap
First time buyers who bought a property in 2007 face a gap of £62,281 when trying to move to the second rung on the housing ladder according to research from online bank first direct.
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Knock £2,100 off University tuition fees with an offset mortgage
Following this year’s substantial rise in tuition fees, first direct suggests a way to reduce the cost of sending a child to University by using its offset mortgage.
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Despite recent research showing that overpaying on a mortgage offers better longer term rewards than saving, twice as many mortgage holders save regularly rather than pay down their debt according to new research from online bank first direct.
New research by leading offset mortgage provider first direct reveals that UK homeowners could be £41,665 better off over the term of a typical 25 year mortgage by paying an extra £300 a month on their loan instead of saving it separately.
New research from first direct shows the increasingly difficult task house buyers face, with rises in the cost of properties and required deposits far outstripping rises in income.
As first direct launches a range of new offset mortgage rates the direct bank has discovered that by renting out a spare room for just 5 years homeowners with an offset mortgage could reap the benefits.
