Video - What is the Mortgage Lending Criteria?

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.

What is a Retirement Interest Only Mortgage?

Retirement Only mortgages are generally aimed at borrowers who are too old for standard mortgages and too young for Equity Release.

Video - Buying Your Dream Home

Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser discussing the mortgage process when buying your dream home.

Video - Government Schemes to Help First Time Buyers

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.

Video - Mortgage Affordability

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.

Video - First Time Buyer Frequently Asked Mortgage Questions

Here is Katie, senior mortgage adviser answering frequently asked questions from our first time buyers.

Tips When Buying a Home with a Partner or Friend.

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.

What You Should do After Receiving Your Mortgage Approval

After receiving your mortgage offer there are a few things you should do - or rather, not do. They include...

Should I Use a Mortgage Broker or My Bank?

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?

10 Ways to Minimise the Risk When Investing in Property.

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...

Can I Use Bridging Finance to Pay My Inheritance Tax Liability?

Bridging loans can be taken to meet inheritance tax liabilities, which can become payable on inherited property very quickly.

What is Repossession and How does it work?

Repossession proceedings are extremely stressful and upsetting. It’s important that you take advice early and keep your head.

Step by Step Guide to Buying Your First Property.

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.

How Often Should You Review Your Mortgage?

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

What is the LIBOR Rate and How is it Calculated?

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.

What is an Income Multiplier? | How Much Can You Lend?

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.

Critical Tips When Buying a Home with a Partner or Friend.

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;

What is a Guarantor Mortgage and How Does it Work?

A Guarantor Mortgage allows a third party (maybe your parents) to underwrite your mortgage repayments and obligations. But why would you want that?

What does Subject to Status mean? | The Housing Market

Once the lender has evaluated all the information you provide, they may make a mortgage offer which is, at this stage, subject to status.

Who are the Financial Ombudsman?

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.

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It is common for your first mortgage payment to be higher than your subsequent monthly payments for two reasons.

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.

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.

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.