Welcome to our exclusive interview with Heena Sandhu, business development manager at Guardian, a prominent protection provider that do things differently to other providers. Guardian came to market in 2018 with a single ambition – every family to have protection that...
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In Conversation With Ashley Filby From Insight Financial Associates
Welcome to our latest interview with Ashley Filby, an Independent Financial Planner at Insight Financial Associates. Insight is renowned for providing tailored financial solutions that help all kinds of clients with all kinds of financial advice needs. With a wealth...
Is Investing In Property In The North A Wise Move?
The North of England isn’t just synonymous with cheap pints, brit-pop and pies anymore! It seems that the North of England is capturing the attention of property investors like never before. Paragon Bank’s recent report, The Factors Driving the Buy-to-Let Market in...
New Years Resolution? Get Financially Organised.
And so 2022 has come to an end. This year has been an incredibly tough year for many people. The UK has seen a financial crisis and a cost of living crisis, not experienced for years, and even the more financially stable people have had to look at their finances to...
Meet Jessica Parkinson From Rose Capital Property Consultancy
This month Oportfolio Mortgages spoke to Jessica Parkinson, founder & managing director of Rose Capital Property Consultancy. Rose Capital Property Consultancy is an independent high-end London property consultancy that operates across all areas of residential...
How Does A Bridging Loan Work?
Through our website and through google, we often find people asking questions like "How does a bridge loan work?", "What is bridging finance?", "How much is a bridging loan?" and "Where can I get a bridge loan?". For anyone looking for temporary short-term lending,...
Can You Get A Mortgage If You Have, Or Have Had Cancer?
When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, there are a multitude of questions that swirl around people's heads. Am I going to be ok? Will I get better? Will my family be ok? Will I be able to keep earning an income? How will this impact my quality...
The Rise Of The Loft Conversion In London
Take a stroll down any residential street in London, specifically Southwest London for us being based in Putney, chances are that you will stumble across a loft conversion taking place. The tell-tale signs are a large metal structure protruding from the front of a...
Getting Mortgages For Doctors
As a medical professional, you have perhaps one of the most important jobs you can have. It is your responsibility to treat ill or injured people regardless of any personal, political, ideological or any other kind of differences. Your selfless commitment as a doctor...
Mortgages For A Partner In A Business
So, you started off as the document filer in the mailroom straight out of school. With little or no experience in business, you've fought and clawed your way up and learned everything you know along the way from your peers and now you have made it to the top of the...
Can I Get A Second Mortgage To Buy Another House?
There are thousands, even millions of articles online targeted at first-time buyers looking to get a single mortgage. But not anywhere near as many for the more experienced borrower who is looking to get a second mortgage. Buying another property for residential...
Mortgages For Commission-Based Income
Sometimes income received from employment isn't black and white. By that we mean, sometimes people don't just earn a clear basic flat salary. There are lots of weird and wonderful ways that people earn their money, each unique to their own industry. In this blog we...
Amazing Properties For Sale In Putney
We love being based in Putney, Southwest London. It has been our home for years, and we have helped thousands of people purchase property in Putney over the years. Being close to the river and well connected with tube stations, rail stations and regular buses, Putney...
What Does A Mortgage Administrator Do?
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...
What Is A Mortgage Illustration?
Most people know about mortgage affordability checks, deposits, credit checks and mortgage offers. But what about arguably the most important part of the mortgage application process? The document that shows you exactly what your mortgage advisor recommends and shows...
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