The latest news coming out of number 10 today is that, in an attempt to fix the damaged and struggling mortgage market, the government is looking into different property purchase schemes and how they are being utilised. One of these schemes on the table for discussion...

  What on Earth is going on with the mortgage market at the moment? Lots of conflicting stories on the news and people claiming banks have cancelled their mortgages and now charging them 10% interest to re-apply. In a change up to our usual blog format, one of...

  Intermediary only lender MPowered Mortgages have released figures this morning that surprisingly show that still, even in the face of economic uncertainty, the property market is still flourishing! They have revealed that from their research, 1/3 of property...

Mortgage lenders will now be requesting new tax documents as proof of your income. Calling all self-employed people. Get your tax documents organised now to make sure you aren't caught out when applying for a mortgage. Generally, when it comes to self-employed people,...

  The words generous and mortgage lenders are definitely not synonymous with each other, there's no trying to fake that. For years, lenders have favoured higher earners, repeat buyers, and borrowers with larger than life deposits. And often, first time buyers,...

  Mortgage lender Skipton for intermediaries have returned to the mortgage market along with other lenders like NatWest, Halifax, Barclays and others since the government tax U-turn announced yesterday. Skipton have announced a new mortgage range, focusing on...

  After the mass lender exodus last week due to the proposed tax cuts, mortgage lenders have thankfully started returning to the market. But with higher rates as expected. When will rates go down again? Who knows. But as mortgage advisors we are very happy that...

  Despite the chancellor and Liz Truss's new conservative government announcing their mini budget last week, they have already been forced to go back on their word due to a massive backlash from the public and financial institutions. The major issue in the budget...

As a first time buyer, it may seem like the whole property market is against you at times. Especially because of recent economic events and the frenzy the lenders seem to have gone through over the last few days. But thankfully the banks seem to have calmed down a bit...

  As a direct result of the mini budget announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng a few days ago, the mortgage world has been thrown into a state of panic to put it lightly. Despite there not actually being any reason to panic at the moment,...

A drastic drop in mortgage products on the market has encourage an influx in mortgage searches according to mortgage fintech website Twenty7tec. More and more mortgage products have rapidly left the market over the last few days, weeks, and months as a result of...

A recent investigation by Comparethemarket has found that a third of homeowners who are due to remortgage at the end of their fixed deal would want a long term fixed remortgage deal to combat the rising cost of living. The study shows that 32% of existing mortgage...