Mortgage News, Insights & Advice
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Metro Reduces UK Buy-To-Let Mortgage Rates As TSB Hikes Them
October has truly been the month for rate instability in my opinion. None of us wanted rates to fluctuate as much as they have over the last month or so, and I don’t think that I was the only one who thought that we might at least enjoy some stability until the end of...
Barclays Introduces New Maximum Age For Mortgage Applicants
This morning, Barclays Mortgages has announced a new set of age-related criteria for its residential mortgage offerings, hoping to simplifying the mortgage application process for older borrowers. The changes, establish new guidelines for maximum age limits,...
Energy Efficiency Report Shows Opportunities and Challenges for Buy-to-Let Investors
Today, The Mortgage Works (TMW) Nationwide Building Society’s buy-to-let lending only arm released their energy efficiency report for the private buy-to-let rental sector. The latest report from The Mortgage Works explores the energy efficiency of the UK's private...
Buyers Are Reducing Property Budgets
Recent market analysis by Savills estate and letting agents suggests that new buyers and home movers are significantly reducing their property budgets because of the rising cost of living, increasing interest rates, tougher mortgage affordability rules, and spiralling...
Home Buyers Common Questions Answered By Professionals
In our blog from earlier this week, we answered some of the internet's most common questions about the mortgage process when buying a property. A lot of new home buyers have questions around the process outside of mortgages too. So we thought it would be useful...
What Is Mortgage Porting?
Looking to move home and in need of a mortgage? Already happy with your mortgage lender and deal and don’t want to go through the hassle of applying for a completely new mortgage? Ever heard of mortgage porting? Porting your mortgage is a good borrowing...
Down Valuation Almost Ruins Remortgage Plans – Case Study
Key facts: Clients were home owners of an impressive and valuable property in London. After several years of living in the property, they decided that they would like to carry out some much needed home improvement works. Without the liquid cash available to carry out...
Coventry Building Society Launches 3 Year Fixed Mortgage
Middleweight mortgage lender Coventry Building Society have announced this week that they will be launching 3 year fixed mortgage products as part of their attempt to draw in mortgage applications during a time of economic uncertainty. Coventry have said that...
Most Common Mortgage Questions Answered By A Professional
At Oportfolio mortgages, we pride ourselves on being a font of knowledge and a guiding hand for anyone who has queries or concerns around all things mortgages and property. In this blog, we will answer a few of the internet's most commonly searched mortgage...
Mortgage Availability Falls Due To High Interest Rates
High interest rates and lenders reluctance towards new business has been blamed for a huge dip in available mortgage products. Finance data website Moneyfacts have released figures that the number of products offered fell across all loan-to-value tiers have...
Financially Prepare For The Inevitable
This week we sadly saw the death of our Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and commonwealth realms. The Queen passed away at the grand age of 96 years old and the crown has now passed to her son, the new King Charles III. The Queen was a symbol of duty,...
Speak To A Mortgage Advisor To Stop Mortgage Worries
Its a completely normal and natural thing to worry about money. 99.9% of people have worried about money at one time or another and we see it as our duty to try and alleviate financial worries as much as possible. Right now, the most common stresses stemming...
People Buying Homes Is Falling Rapidly
The amount of new homebuyers in the market seems to be falling rapidly, according to research carried out by The Royal Institute Of Chartered Surveyors. Is this something to be concerned about or just a blip as people feel the crunch of the cost of living? It...
Barclays Bank Increase Mortgage Rates
Barclays bank have announced that they will be increasing their mortgage rates again in line with countless other lenders. We have coined the term lender panic in recent months to name the mass hysteria that mortgage lenders seem to be going through right now...
Are Green Mortgages A Solution For The Cost Of Living?
As gas, electricity, and water bills start to creep up and up, many people are looking at ways to cut costs. Whether its listening to Martin Lewis's rambling suggestions on TV or cutting back on TV time and having the heating running, people are trying to find...
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