A London buyer was told they could not borrow enough for their dream home. Discover how Oportfolio secured £125,000 more borrowing through specialist lender selection.
Should you rent or buy a house in the UK? Learn the pros and cons of renting vs buying, mortgage affordability, and when home ownership may make financial sense.
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What Is A Mortgage Administrator? Most people know or are at least somewhat aware of what a mortgage advisor is and does, it's pretty self-explanatory and when people start looking for a new mortgage, getting the right mortgage advisor is at the top of their priority...
The Bank of England have released figures over the last couple of days that show mortgage approval has decreased significantly in recent months since the cost-of-living crisis and rate increases. The Bank, which controls interest rates and the price of borrowing in...
And just like that, one of the UK's most successful house purchase schemes has come to an end. The help to buy scheme, which has helped people purchase their dream new build house for almost 10 years has finally finished. In this article we will take a look...
The building society, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, announced yesterday that they would be making a triumphant return to the lending market with two new exclusive large mortgage loan products. The announcement comes only a month after the building society pulled all...
A mortgage illustration explains the key features and costs of a mortgage you’re considering. Learn what it contains, how it differs from a mortgage offer and what happens after you receive one.
For anyone looking for temporary short-term lending, perhaps bridging finance could be for you. Bridging finance is a great solution for people who need a quick, temporary cash injection but don't want to have to take out a conventional long-term mortgage. In this...
Key facts: Clients owned their own property with £150,000 outstanding on their current mortgage Both clients were in their 50's and hoping to retire in a few years They had money in savings and for a while had considered clearing their mortgage with this money, to...
Santander have been the latest in a bunch of lenders to start reducing their mortgage rates, a good sign after volatile few weeks of increasing rates. Santander lowering mortgage rates comes after the former Prime minister Liz Truss resigned and the new PM Rishi Sunak...
Do you own a residential property, either with or without a mortgage? Are you looking to move to a new home but struggling to sell your property? Or perhaps you just fancy keeping hold of the home for the time being? Maybe a let-to-buy mortgage is for you. A...
The Telegraph and other news outlets reported over the weekend that we may be seeing the first signs of mortgage rates dropping since the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced a disastrous mini budget a few weeks ago. But are rates...
The lending arm of Richard Branson's mega corporation Virgin, Virgin Money sent out an email to mortgage brokers today to announce that they have launched some new exclusive mortgage broker rates for residential and buy-to-let borrowing. As members of the PRIMIS...
In a statement today, the deputy governor of the Bank of England Ben Broadbent announced that the rate rises that we have seen in recent weeks and month might be more than we actually need. Meaning that the interest rate rises, and the outlook of the economy...
