Category: Blogs

Loan-to-value (LTV) has always played a huge role in the mortgage market, although borrowers can often be unaware of the activity swings going on behind the lending scenes and the reasons for these. Getting back to basics for a moment, LTV is essentially the size of mortgage that a lender is prepared to offer borrowers […]

Just because you’re on the Furlough Scheme (or have been on it), does not necessarily mean you cannot get a mortgage. Several lenders have issued guidelines to accommodate those on Furlough and will offer mortgage products to them. Especially clients looking to stay with the same lender and do what is called a ‘product transfer’. […]

‘Back in Business’, ‘Business as Usual’, ‘When we come out of this’ – all terms I’m sure you’ve heard a lot recently. I think it is now very clear to say that any form of ‘normality’ will be a different experience from what we have been used to. Every day includes new learnings and new […]

Due to the current unfortunate circumstances, we are now becoming very used to the Coronavirus lockdown. However, perhaps this should be a time used wisely, not only to review life goals but also financial situations. Do you have a Will? Statistics show that only one in three people currently have a will in place, with […]

Through this unprecedented time, I can’t stress enough that you should be using a mortgage broker to review your requirements and help arrange your re-mortgage to cut down your costs.  Yes, you can sometimes go direct to the lender, but is it right for you?  Is there a better rate elsewhere?  Have you read all […]

Message from one of our lender partners and we anticipate others will also issue similar notes shortly: UK Finance has been seeking urgent clarification from the government about whether home purchases should continue at the current time, particularly as physical property valuations are no longer possible. The government has now stated that: Home buyers and […]

What a difference a week can make! Testing times for us all. I want to review a few key issues this week, hence the slightly bigger column than normal! Let’s start with Mortgage Payment Holidays – As mentioned by the Chancellor last week, everyone may be entitled to a mortgage payment holiday of three months. The […]

We’re being tested in a way that our generation has never been tested before. These are uncertain times and no one can predict what the future days, weeks, months will bring. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by a significant 0.5% to just 0.25% and at the time of writing, this is predicted […]

As the impact of Coronavirus is felt across the UK, you may be worried about how it could affect you and your home. With the Government announcement yesterday, that they have extended the three-month mortgage repayment holiday beyond residential mortgages to now include Buy-to-Let mortgages. We have pulled together the following Q&A guidance from various […]

First-time buyer or home mover? Either way, know the process and be mortgage ready! On any new purchase, the selling agent will seek to agree a number of deadlines with you, including the arrangement of mortgage finance. At this point, you can shop around and should make sure that you speak to an independent mortgage […]