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Understanding Stamp Duty and Other Hidden Costs in the UK Home-Buying Process

By Lodestone | 17 June 2025
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Stamp Duty & Hidden Costs Buying a property often feels like juggling numerous moving parts – finding the right home, securing […]

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The Legal Side: How to ensure a Smooth Transaction

By Lodestone | 12 May 2025
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Seamless Home Conveyancing Buying a home is an exciting journey, but when it comes to finalising the legal aspects of your […]

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Surveys & Valuations – Choosing the Right One.

By Lodestone | 30 April 2025
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Choose the Right Survey When buying a property in the UK, it’s easy to focus on the excitement of picking paint […]

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How to quickly save for a mortgage deposit

By Lodestone | 12 April 2021
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Generally speaking (but not always) its First time buyers that need to save for a deposit. Existing homeowners […]

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So you want to be a landlord?

By Lodestone | 7 April 2021
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You want to be a landlord? What about tenants?you’ve found yourself with some extra property? Here’s a helpful […]

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When will the market recover?

By Lodestone | 2 April 2021
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I think we would all agree that 2020 was a very unpredictable year, who knew what challenges the […]

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Life Insurance tips

By Lodestone | 25 March 2021
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Life Insurance is one of the most important types of financial protection that people ever buy, yet many […]

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Top Tips for Landlords

By Lodestone | 25 March 2021
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A stitch in time…. Don’t you just hate it when clichés turn out to be true. 1. Constantly […]

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The Lodestone Guide to Shared Ownership: Staircasing

By Lodestone | 24 March 2021
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If you are the owner of a shared ownership property, and you don’t own 100%, then you are […]

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What Grenfell means for mortgages

By Lodestone | 24 March 2021
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On 14 June 2017, at 00:54 BST, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of […]

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What is Life Insurance, and do I need it?

By Lodestone | 23 March 2021
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Let’s start by saying that not everybody needs it, but, if you have people who depend on you […]

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What is Remortgaging?

By Lodestone | 23 March 2021
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Remortgaging – What is it and just as importantly should you do it? To remortgage is when you […]

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