Your First Home Scheme Explained: Can South West London First-Time Buyers Use the New 2.5% Deposit Equity Loan? (October 2026)
A 2.5% deposit on a new-build flat in Kingston upon Thames. That is the headline figure from Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget announcement on 28 October 2026, and it has understandably caused a stir among first-time buyers in Surbiton, New Malden and across outer south west London. But the scheme will not open for applications […]
Bank of England Rate Rise November 2026 Mortgage: What Kingston Buyers and Remortgagers Should Do Now
Fifty-four out of sixty-three economists polled between 12 and 14 October think the Bank of England will raise rates on 5 November. That is not a coin toss, it is a near-consensus, and it should change what Kingston homeowners and buyers do this week, not after the decision lands. The Bank of England rate rise […]
