Mortgage blog
Welcome to our mortgage blog: The destination for insightful, educational and authoritative information on UK mortgages.
Our mortgage blog covers finance options for first time buyers, home owners remortgaging, equity release, buy to let mortgages and development loans for aspiring and experienced developers.
We don’t just blog on UK mortgages, we also love talking about property and provide market news and analysis.
Yorkshire Building Society is launching an interest only 75% loan to value mortgage. You will need to have a suitable repayment strategy to repay the interest only component. Wow! common sense prevails. This is a fantastic option for the right borrower. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate most types... »
The critical steps required in securing a mortgage agreement in principle: 1. Obtain a copy of your credit file: Your credit file is your financial CV. This is the first document a lender looks at before they make a decision to lend you money. Therefore, at least make sure it contains accurate information. You can obtain a copy of your credit file from Experian, Equifax, or Call Credit. It’s... »
The Family Building Society and Barclay’s have created niche products for first time buyers and the bank of mum and dad. Both lenders offer highly competitive 95% LTV products. Mortgage rates are more expensive once you exceed 75% LTV. But these lenders have created innovative products to mitigate the cost of lending. The Family Building Society has developed a product that enables first tim... »
The Bank of England base rate was at 0.50% from March 2009 to June 2016. It was reduced to 0.25%, August 2016. And it was increased back to 0.50%, November 2017 Question: Where do you see the Bank of England base rates in 2018? If there is one thing I am 100% certain of, it is that there will be areas of uncertainty. No one has a crystal ball; as an example, very few people predicted the global cr... »
Under permitted development rights, you are allowed to extend or change your home without the need for planning permission. If you live in a designated area, then you will be restricted or prohibited from carrying out any changes. However, the general advice is that you consult your local planning authority about your proposed development before commencing any work. You might be looking to purchas... »
Unfortunately, once you get close to retirement age, your mortgage options reduce significantly. As a result of the new rules that came into force in April 2014, lenders have decided to close the shop on lending to older borrowers. It’s all about affordability! It’s very easy to jump on the media band wagon and accuse lenders of adopting an ageist policy to anyone over the age of 35, but let’s not... »