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This article mentions a number of terms commonly used with this topic. Here are some definitions. Mortgage brokers function as a middle-man between a client and a mortgage lender. The broker will check out the mortgage marketplace to be able to find the most applicable offer for a client, this means the homeowner has access to more than a single lender. They will then advise on a suitable mortgage solution based on the customer Read the rest of this entry »

More and more people are jumping on the buy-to-let bandwagon.  With experienced landlords adding to their property portfolios, increasing demand from tenants and attractive buy-to-let mortgage rates, this might be a good time to consider this type of investment.

The fundamental requirement of a buy-to-let property is that it is capable of producing sufficient rental income to cover the mortgage payments and Read the rest of this entry »

After mortgage rates went up as a result of the credit crunch they are now starting to come down to the levels seen last year in August.

Homeowners who were struggling with such high rates will welcome the new rates. This show the banks aren’t being as strict as they were at the height of the credit crunch as they attempted to limit the risk and protect their profits.  However the base rate was 5.75% last August and Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a fact that many of us are confused when it comes to mortgages, you can choose to have fixed rate or variable or tracker, in some adverts on the TV they produce all manner of combinations of these and all it manages to do is confuse the general public who end up reacting to all the news about lending being reduced and panic buy a mortgage with no consideration of how good it is.

In recent years more peop Read the rest of this entry »

The number of homes changing hands fell to a record low in December despite an increase in the number of buyer enquiries having risen for the second month in a row according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). They also said that sales are at their lowest levels since records began in 1978. The only people who are buying properties at present are people with existing cash, equity in their properties a Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last 2 weeks there have been more and more lenders either increasing their mortgage rates or, even worse for consumers, withdrawing their most competitive mortgage deals altogether.

Some lenders have started to increase mortgage rates by over 0.5 per cent, the highest I’ve heard of last week was a 0.6 per cent interest rate increase. This is very bad news for homeowners and these lenders are some of th Read the rest of this entry »

The mortgage market as a whole is in a pretty poor state at the moment, sub-prime lending in the United States has had a knock on effect on banks worldwide and the main effect that people are seeing is that home repossessions have increased exponentially since this tough time has started.

The much publicised collapse of the bank Northern Rock has also contributed to the increasing problems with banks in this co Read the rest of this entry »

Buying a home is no doubt going to be one of the largest purchases that you’re going to make in your lifetime. It can be rather overwhelming, especially if it is something that you have never done before. Most of us tend to worry about the mortgages that we get, wondering if they are actually the best deal that is out there on the market. Instead of worrying about this, why not try comparing mortgages in order to make sure that Read the rest of this entry »

Mortgagegs and remortgages have been at their lowest ebb of popularity since the recession and more than ever previously.

The price of properties fell over the last two years, and coupled with massive redundancies throughout the UK fewer were buying properties either as first time buyers or home movers

Now that property prices are rising and in fact in November records showed that that was the seventh month in a row Read the rest of this entry »

What about 25 yr fixed rate mortgages?

Today’s interest rate fluctuations are a worry for any mortgage holder and the uncertainty of the UK economy is even more worrying. When it comes to choosing a mortgage, the interest rate, the products, the penalties to pay, the choices seem for ever endless. So making the correct decision which could lead to a 30 year fixed rate commitment is not one to be take Read the rest of this entry »