The mind boggles. Big brother is watching you! Reminds me of a story about the national Pub chain (no names no names, but you can eat and drink and still have change from a fiver…) where it is apparently corporate policy to serve parents with...
We are seeing an increase in enquiries for clients looking to buy themselves out of longer term fixed rates. The terrible uncertainty of 2008 and 2009 (not happy times!) saw lots of homeowners plug for caution and security by fixing their mortgage payments for 5...
Yes! Basically, a good mortgage broker will have access to deals that are not just available on the open market!Especially, if you’re a first time buyer, looking to remortgage or a working professional, very often there might be specific deals available that for your particular...
So the Chelsea Building Society have launched the lowest ever 10 year fixed rate. Lots of lowest ever rates seem to be hitting the headlines at the moment….not surprising really with Bank Base Rate staying put at 0.50%On the face of it it seems like...
All this political brinkmanship in the Euro-zone and the USA is causing quite a lot of uncertainty. The debts need to be dealt with and at the last possible moment Greece was bailed out last week.Expect the same in the USA on August 2nd. The effect...
This video highlights some useful information about your credit score as well as the best place to actually check your credit rating…...
No. Not going to be allowed to happen. Portuguese default? No. Spanish? No. Italian? No. No no no! Why not? Because it doesn’t suit the Bankers. Lehman brothers did not work out very well. Political upheaval is a worry, but can be controlled. Poor old...
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...
Banks are very keen these days to promote the concept of “loyalty”. A recent development has been the launch of lower rates for customers with existing bank accounts. Funnily enough though, normally a “loyalty deal” can be beaten by just shopping around the mortgage market.Really...