Diligent, helpful and proactive. That’s what you know us as and don’t deny it. So imagine our frustration and dismay last Friday morning when we couldn’t get hold of one of our main London property owners. This deal had a few hours to go through,...
The lack of funding in the mortgage market has opened up new ways for new players to enter the world of mortgage lending.Sir Callum McCarthy, former chairman of the FSA, is heading up a new lender, Castle Trust. The firm will offer partnership mortgages. They...
A quick note on this a few days after the news that Santander are now insisting that all mortgages with loan to values over 50% are set up on a capital repayment basis (i.e. no interest only).This news signals either a dramatic worsening of lending...
Here it is, the annual awards for the most preposterous mortgage moments of the previous year. Of course this is a very keenly contested award, with lenders and life providers going to great lengths to outdo each other.Frankly, these guys are EXPERTS in their fields....
Bank of England Base Rate is at its lowest level for 400 years.Amazingly we received a call from a client last week who is now paying more for her cleaner than her mortgage! This is a great story but perhaps also a great demonstration of...