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Samantha Partington

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Samantha Partington

Samantha Partington is a freelance trade and consumer journalist writing about property and personal finance. Previously she worked worked for the Daily Mail and Property Week. She is the former deputy editor of Mortgage Solutions and editor of Specialist Lending Solutions. Before becoming a journalist, Samantha worked as a mortgage broker and latterly for a mortgage, bridging and secured loan lender. Samantha is CeMAP qualified. Follow her on Twitter @SamJPartington1.
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First-time Buyers

worried buyers

First-time buyers in 31% of councils will see stamp duty bills rise

06/11/2024

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asking prices rise

House prices forecast to rise by more than 23% by 2029

06/11/2024

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Mortgage rates forecast to peak at 4.5% in 2027

01/11/2024

First-time Buyers

Skipton launches new shared ownership mortgage for existing renters

Budget 2024: Government to make mortgage guarantee scheme permanent

30/10/2024

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property tax and inheritance tax

Housing wealth makes up two fifths of inheritance tax-paying estates in London

24/10/2024

Equity Release

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Equity release activity grows for second successive quarter

23/10/2024

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Mortgage demand expected to rise over rest of this year

Mortgage demand expected to rise over rest of this year

11/10/2024

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Five-year fixed rates hit two-year low

Gross mortgage lending rises to £60.2bn in second quarter of 2024

10/09/2024

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EPCs found littered with errors, prompting calls for reform

18/06/2024

Buy to Let

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Four in 10 renters eye moving back in with parents

12/06/2024

First-time Buyers

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First-time buyers missing out due to shared ownership knowledge gap

28/05/2024

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Scottish cities take top three slots as best for first-time buyers

Scottish Government declares housing emergency

17/05/2024

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Savills forecasts 20% rise in house prices by 2028

08/05/2024

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Borrowers’ interest in variable mortgages rises amid base rate speculation

10/04/2024

First-time Buyers

Time running out for first-time buyers to save on stamp duty

Becoming a first-time buyer is ‘possibly the most expensive it has been over the last 70 years’

08/03/2024

First-time Buyers

Nationwide calls for first-time buyer support in Autumn Statement

23/11/2023

News

First-time buyers face over £3,000 in extra fees

17/11/2023

News

Tenants face a ‘winter of evictions’ as rents rocket and bills bite

17/11/2023

News

Sold sign mortgage approvals

Annual UK house prices fall for the first time since 2012

16/11/2023

Buy to Let

Buy-to-let landlord sell-off slows down but new rental purchases remain low

16/11/2023

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