With the average UK house price now surpassing £300,000, according to Halifax, mortgage affordability remains one of the biggest barriers facing buyers, particularly first-time buyers trying to secure their first home. In response to growing affordability challenges,...
Clydesdale Bank continues to stand out in the UK mortgage market for its flexible, common-sense approach to lending, particularly for borrowers with complex incomes, non-standard circumstances or higher loan requirements. As the market moves through 2026, Clydesdale’s...
Canning Town has rapidly become one of East London’s most exciting regeneration hotspots, and Crown Wharf by Barratt Homes sits right at the heart of this transformation. Combining riverside living, excellent transport links and modern design, Crown Wharf Canning Town...
Being a contractor can be a great way of earning more money for your skills and expertise. Whether you choose to be a self employed contractor paying your own tax and national insurance or an employed one, being a contractor can allow flexibility with your work and...
Mortgage lenders TSB and Skipton Building Society have send messages to brokers this morning to inform them that they will be re-introducing products to the mortgage market. These new products are higher in interest rates than they previously were and follow suit with...
Traditionally, people purchasing, remortgaging or doing a product transfer on a residential property are advised by brokers and banks to take a fixed term mortgage. A fixed term mortgage means that your mortgage product and rate are fixed in place for a number of...
Financial information company Moneyfacts have reported that the average 2-year fixed mortgage rate now stands at over 6% meaning that borrowers looking to get a 2-year fixed rate loan or are coming off their current fixed deal and are hoping to get a new low rate, are...
Please note that this is an opinion piece and is purely hypothetical, exploring what could happen. Not what will necessarily happen. This week, several economists suggested that we could see a 6% base rate from the Bank of England within the next 12 months. Despite...
There have been some recent changes to Barclays mortgage policy announced today, that everyone needs to be aware of. Barclays, like many other lenders of late, have been making major changes to their mortgage affordability and their interest rates. Unfortunately for...
In a message to brokers this morning, Skipton Building Society have announced that they will be removing their 60% loan to value (60% mortgage) residential base rate tracker products from their lending offerings. They have also announced a complete refresh of their...
It is no secret that being a first time buyer and achieving home ownership in the UK is more difficult than it once was. In the past property prices were cheaper, mortgage lenders were more generous with their affordability checks, and 100% mortgages were commonplace...
Despite only being six months into 2023, the mortgage market has certainly gone through enough changes and instability for a lifetime! Rates have increased, lenders have pulled rates and made changes to their affordability criteria to make borrowing more difficult....
This morning NatWest Bank have announced that they will be making some major new changes to their Buy to Let stress tests. Meaning that it will become more difficult for Buy to Let landlords to get the level of lending that they need in order to finance their...
In a very surprising move, TSB lower mortgage rates across their residential, buy-to-let and product transfer product offerings. This means that both new borrowers and existing TSB loan owners can get a lower rate with the Edinburgh based lender through specialist...
Nationwide Building Society have announced that from the 9th of June 2023, they will be increasing the Nationwide maximum loan to value for non new build flats and apartments. What does this mean exactly? The loan to value of a property is the percentage of a property...
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