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The Mortgage Process: From Start to Finish.

By lodestone | 10 April 2025
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Buying a home is often one of the biggest financial commitments you’ll ever make, and for many, it starts with securing […]

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Offer Accepted! How to Outsmart Competitors for Your Perfect UK Home

By lodestone | 28 March 2025
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Win Your Dream Home Buying a property in a fast-paced UK market can be challenging, especially when it feels like everyone […]

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House Viewing Checklist: What to Look For and Key Questions to Ask

By lodestone | 21 March 2025
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property viewing tips

House Viewing Checklist Viewing potential homes is a significant step in the property-buying process, especially for first-time buyers who may be […]

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Life Insurance tips

By lodestone | 25 March 2021
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life insurance tips

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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Staircasing

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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Life Insurance life buoy

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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10 Mistakes first time buyers make

By lodestone | 23 March 2021
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A helpful list of 10 easy to avoid mistakes first time buyers make when searching for their mortgage.

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What does the 2021 budget mean for homebuyers?

By lodestone | 22 March 2021
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The 2021 Spring budget outlined a few changes that would benefit help homebuyers. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak talked […]

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Key Landlord dates for 2021

By lodestone | 22 March 2021
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2021 Calendar Dates

Here are some notable dates that Landlords should be aware of. 1/ COVID-19 eviction rules During the COVID-19 […]

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