Mortgage News, Insights & Advice

All the latest UK mortgage news, insights and advice from the world of mortgage lending and Oportfolio

What Is Mortgage Cashback?

What Is Mortgage Cashback?

With high interest rates and stricter mortgage affordability rules, it is becoming a daily battle for mortgage lenders to encourage new borrowers. What is the incentive to choose a specific lender and product aside from who has the best rate in the bunch? Fortunately,...

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Income Protection – Case Study

Income Protection – Case Study

Our client has been working with Oportfolio in different capacities over the last two years. In 2020 she approached us to help with remortgaging her residential property which we completed for her and to help her secure some insurances as she did not have any in place at all. Something that is never advisable, especially when you have a large debt such as a mortgage.

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Nationwide Mortgage Rate Changes

Nationwide Mortgage Rate Changes

Nationwide are lifting mortgage rates for new and existing clients across their product range as of today (10th of June) meaning repayments will go up! The building society have specifically said: Nationwide Mortgage Rate Changes For New Mortgages: The changes that...

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Fee-Free Mortgages Are On The Rise

Fee-Free Mortgages Are On The Rise

According to recently released information from finance comparison website Moneyfacts, fee-free mortgage products have been increasing in the market over the last year. Lenders who still charge fees have also been reducing their fee amount too. Typically, a lot of...

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What Is A Tracker Mortgage?

What Is A Tracker Mortgage?

In the British mortgage world, there are many different ways of getting finance on a property and many different ways of paying this money back to the lender. Sometimes the difference between each type of mortgage can be confusing, that’s where advice and guidance...

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Changes to HSBC Self-Employed Criteria

Changes to HSBC Self-Employed Criteria

HSBC have announced that from today they will be making some big changes to their self-employed criteria. Seemingly jumping on the band wagon and following in similar footsteps as Santander last week. What are the changes to HSBC self-employed criteria? Like many...

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