The mortgage lending criteria is information used to establish if mortgage lender will lend you the funds and how much they will lend to you.
Retirement Only mortgages are generally aimed at borrowers who are too old for standard mortgages and too young for Equity Release.
Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser discussing the mortgage process when buying your dream home.
Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser discussing Government schemes available to help first time buyers get onto the property ladder. These include - Help to Buy, Help to Buy ISA, Help to Buy Shared Ownership.
Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser discusses mortgage affordability criteria and how a mortgage lender will base the size of your mortgage on your income.
Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser answering frequently asked questions from our first time buyers.
We have recently seen an increase in the number of people buying homes together, even though they are not married. If you are one of these people, here are a few tips to consider.
After receiving your mortgage offer there are a few things you should do - or rather, not do. They include...
When shopping for a new mortgage, it might seem sensible to stick with the devil you know - namely, your bank. But is this really the right thing to do?
To minimise the risk when investing in property there are a variety of measures you should take and precautions you can make. Here are just a few...
Bridging loans can be taken to meet inheritance tax liabilities, which can become payable on inherited property very quickly.
Repossession proceedings are extremely stressful and upsetting. It’s important that you take advice early and keep your head.
Buying your first property can seem complicated but if you understand the process you can save time and money. Here is a brief guide to the process of buying your new home.
As mortgage products become ever more complex and competitive, the market of lenders grows. This is good for borrowers as it increases competition for their business
LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. It is the level of interest that banks use when lending to each other and LIBOR is set every day in London by the British Bankers Association.
An Income Multiplier is the number by which a mortgage lender will multiply your sole or joint incomes when calculating the maximum amount they are prepared to lend to you.
More of us are buying their first property with one or more friends as a first step onto the property ladder.
Here are a few tips to consider when buying a home;
A Guarantor Mortgage allows a third party (maybe your parents) to underwrite your mortgage repayments and obligations. But why would you want that?
Once the lender has evaluated all the information you provide, they may make a mortgage offer which is, at this stage, subject to status.
The Financial Ombudsman is an organization set up by Parliament. It was created to help ‘sort out’ problems and disputes that might arise when using financial services in the UK.
It is common for your first mortgage payment to be higher than your subsequent monthly payments for two reasons.
24 Sep 2025
Firstly, a big congratulations, you’ve now exchanged contracts! After weeks and months of waiting, you are about to move in. What should you do first?
The chancellor will deliver her second budget this autumn. Due to slow economic growth and high inflation, the government need to manage a £40 billion shortfall in public finances. There have already been reports about changes to taxes including income tax and capital gains tax.
29 Aug 2025
The chancellor has advised that landlords could have another tax to pay this autumn as the Treasury decide whether to extend national insurance contributions to rental income.
According to a report in the Guardian, senior ministers have asked Treasury officials to look into a “proportional” property tax to see how it would work as an alternative to the existing stamp duty land tax on owner-occupied homes.
More than a quarter of UK adults in long-term relationships (26%) have reported that despite living together, they keep their finances separate from one another.
There has been a rise in both rent and mortgage costs over the last three years, with renters seeing a greater increase in their monthly payments than those with a mortgaged property.
6 Aug 2025
The new Delayed Start Mortgage launched by Skipton Building Society allows first time buyers to postpone the first three mortgage payments. This product has been designed to help soften the blow of moving in costs for first time buyers.