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Top 7 Mortgage Questions First-Time Buyers Always Ask
Buying your first property is a thrilling experience, but one filled with questions. As mortgage brokers, we handle scores of first-time buyers in London and across the UK, and the overwhelming majority of them have very similar kinds of questions. The below are the...
How Rising Interest Rates Are Affecting London Mortgages
With increasing interest rates, homeowners and buyers in London are experiencing increased mortgage costs and less stringent affordability checks. It is essential to understand how these impacts will have on your planning for finances in the current economic climate....
Buy-to-Let Mortgages in London: What You Need to Know
London buy-to-let property is a smart long-term investment. But buy-to-let property loans are treated differently than regular residential mortgages. First-time landlord or portfolio extension, an understanding of the way they work and how to secure the best deal is...
Mortgage Lenders Are Hungry For Business
Official figures released by the Bank of England this month shows that UK inflation has dropped for the second month in a row in December 2022. Figures show that inflation was at 10.7% in November and had dropped to 10.5% in December. Not a huge drop but much better...
What Is a Property Surveyor & What Do They Do?
One of the most important elements of the property purchase or property finance journey, but perhaps the most overlooked. Property surveying is an essential part of the home finance narrative arch, but unfortunately a lot of people are completely in the dark about...
Average UK House Price Increased In January 2023
The entire property news industry and admittedly ourselves too, reported at the end of 2022 that the average UK house price would more than likely tank in 2023 as an increased cost of living and a subsequent reduction in the amount of people interested in purchasing...
“Inflation Will Come Down Sharply” – Chief Economist
In a promotional video released today by multi-national wealth management group Investec, Chief economist Philip Shaw has claimed that he predicts that inflation in the UK will likely come down very sharply as the overall outlook of the developed world economy starts...
Is Your Area A Mortgage Payment Hike Hotspot?
At the end of 2022 mortgage rates in the UK increased to levels that I think we can fairly say that no one expected. This was mainly due to a mismanagement of taxes and budget by the government at the time. Products offered by lenders originally at sub 2% were coming...
Can You Get Buy-To-Let Mortgages Based On Rental Income Only?
Are you a budding entrepreneur looking to get into the property game? Have you seen how lucrative a living you can make from receiving rental income? Well this blog might just exactly what you need if you are looking to build your property empire. In this blog, we...
Free Mortgage And Finance Webinars In 2023
Looking for help with finances? Mortgage rates and products putting you in a spin? Want a place to get all the information, help and guidance you need at the click of a button? We are well into the 3rd decade of the 21st century now, so why would anyone waste time on...
Halifax Mortgage Changes You Need To Be Aware Of
Historically, getting a Halifax mortgage has always been a pretty safe option. One of the main players in the UK mortgage market, Halifax has always offered high loan to value, competitively priced, and low fee mortgage products. Even in times of economic struggle,...
Accord Announces New 80% Mortgages
Mortgage lender Accord have issued an email out to all subscribing mortgage brokers today to announce that they are launching some new 80% mortgages with a range of different rates and products. Here is a breakdown of what these new products are: Accord are reducing...
Mortgages To Increase Threefold in 2023. We Have The Solution.
According to newly released data from the office of national statistics, mortgage owners in the UK could see their monthly mortgage payments triple in 2023! The ONS, the government department in charge of researching and reporting data and trends in the UK, released a...
What is a LTV (Loan To Value) Mortgage?
When looking into getting a mortgage, whether it's your first or the 31st, you will undoubtedly come across the phrase loan to value. But what what does loan to value mean in mortgage terms? In this blog we will go through the ins and outs of loan to values and the...
2023 Is The Year For First-Time Buyer Mortgages
Yes, you did read that headline right. No, we aren't completely out of our minds. Just hear us out...ok? 2023 is the year for first-time buyer mortgages and purchases in general. This might sound like a strange conclusion to come to if you have been following the...
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