In a very interesting move this week, one of the UK's big six mortgage lenders has narrowly undercut one of their major competitors to offer the current lowest mortgage rate on the mainstream market. A new NatWest mortgage rate of 3.77% has been released this week,...
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5.5X Income Mortgage Available For First Time Buyers
Is it possible to get a 5.5X income mortgage? That is a very common question that I am hearing more and more. Mainly because borrowing money is becoming more difficult. When I first started working in mortgages and property, there were plenty of purchase schemes...
HSBC Mortgage Rates Smash Competition At 3.81%
HSBC mortgage rates have truly smashed their competition to smithereens by introducing a product with an interest rate as low as 3.81%. Although not currently the absolute lowest rate on the market, HSBC has beaten many other high street banks so far in the rate war...
Virgin Money Releases New Low Mortgage Rates
Virgin money for intermediaries, the mortgage lending side of the Virgin conglomerate, have announced that they will be making significant rate reductions for some of their mortgage products. These new low mortgage rates are a good sign that mortgages are slowly...
Mortgage Products Down 41%. Speak To An Advisor Now.
2022, specifically the last few months of 2022, has been a challenging year for everyone and as mortgage professionals we have seen first-hand how 2022 has affected people's finances. A series of rather disastrous financial decisions made by the UK government and...
Reduced Rates For Major Buy-To-Let Lender
In a very well received message to all mortgage brokers registered, buy-to-let lender The Mortgage Works (TMW) have announced that they will be the latest in a long line of mortgage lenders who are dropping their rates. In recent weeks, many mortgage lenders have been...
5-Year Fixed Mortgages Are Finally Below 6%
The news we have all been waiting to hear! Finally, 5-year fixed mortgages are below 6% again. The first time this has happened in almost 2 months. Does this signal a drop in all products is on the horizon? Or is this just an anomaly? The average 5-year fixed mortgage...
62% Of Borrowers Are Worried About Mortgage Payments
New data released by researcher QuMind has revealed that a shocking 62% of Britons that they interviewed are concerned about rising mortgage payments or rent payments if their landlord's mortgage and utilities go up. The organisation interviewed a test group of...
More Lender Rates Coming Down
This week has already started with a bang, in a positive way! More and more mortgage lender rates are coming down across products and borrowing is finally becoming cheaper. This week alone HSBC, Virgin, Clydesdale, Coventry and Paragon have all already reduced their...
Could There Be A £300 Per Month Mortgage Grant?
In recent months, we have seen a steep increase in mortgage rates with lenders across the board. Although it seems that the dust has now settled and many banks and building societies are now bringing their rates back down slowly, the impact of the rate rises is...
UK House Prices Fall
As predicted by us here at Oportfolio and by economists and property finance specialists, the UK has seen house prices fall significantly in the last month. This drop in prices comes after the disastrous announcement of the 'mini-budget' last month by the former...
Should I Keep My Rental Properties In A Recession?
Being based in London has allowed us to help a large variety of different buyers over the years. From first-time purchasers buying their first nest to property developers needing a loan to construct large multi-unit apartment buildings. One of our specialties in the...
Base Rate Rises To 3%
Today the Bank of England announced that they will be increasing their base rate to 3%. The recent and quite frequent base rate rises that have happened over the last few months have had a huge impact on spending and saving across the country. Where will rates go...
Skipton Building Society Cuts Mortgage Rates
Another big hitter mortgage lender Skipton Building Society have announced that they are bringing down their interest rates. This change to rates from Skipton is just one of many rate reductions happening, after a gigantic rate rise over the last couple of months....
Mortgage Approval Decreasing
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...
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