6 Oct

May will allow councils to build more house by raising cap

May then went on to say that the cap on how much councils can borrow against their housing revenue account assets in order to build houses “doesn’t make sense,” before adding: “today I can announce that we are scrapping that cap.” https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/may-announces-end-to-council-borrowing-cap/ Do we really have a housing shortage in Scotland? Rates are low, you only need a 5% deposit and there are plenty of terraces and flats on the market so, can someone tell me where the shortage is?????? read more

18 Sep

Help to buy! Is it really helping???

I have never been a fan of Help to Buy but the article below explain, eloquently, more reasons why it is not a good idea. https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2018/09/18/help-buy-skewed-housing-market-needs-targeted-cochrane/?utm_source=customsell&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ms-house-advert-1809-1537265992 read more

19 Jul

FCA preparing for risk of NO-DEAL BREXIT

This article (please read) states that it will be business as usual for all financial intuition to conduct transaction if we have a hard line approach with leaving the EU. http://www.financialreporter.co.uk/finance-news/fca-preparing-for-cliff-edge-risks-of-no-deal-brexit.html read more

14 Jul

Expert says “Bank of England base rate unlikely to raise over 2%”

Sir John Cunliffe stated that the Bank of England base could be below 2% for the next 30 years. http://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2018/07/13/bank-england-base-rate-stay-2-30-years/?utm_source=customsell&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msol-mai-house-ad-1307-1531495622 Could this be true? With the amount of debit people are accumulating it makes since to keep rates low in order to avoid a financial collapse but what happens when the debit becomes to overwhelming? Something to ponder read more

9 Jul

How will you pay for RENT or a MORTGAGE in retirement??

This is a must read for all http://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2018/07/09/one-seven-homeowners-expect-mortgage-70/?utm_source=customsell&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msol-house-advert-mai-first-send-0907-1531129070 1 in 4 of us can expect to be paying for a mortgage after we retire. This is a scary prospect as most of us will be earning much less than we currently earn while working. What about people who rent??? I think it would be foolish for us to think that the Government will provided enough benefits read more

27 Jun

Help to Buy re-mortgage. The sting in the tail.

Please read http://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/your-community/2018/06/27/help-buy-remortgages-none-big-players-innovative-enough-marketwatch/?utm_source=customsell&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msol-market-watch-1530107885 Although the industry professional interview broadly like Help to Buy I can say that trying to re-mortgage people away from this is nothing short of a nightmare. Even if the client has the equity to re-mortgage and clear the Help to Buy debit, the legal process is very slow as the Help to read more

17 Mar

Bank of England at it again!!!!!

I read an article threating, again, that banks must behave on how much money they are willing to lend to customers. read here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/03/16/bank-england-warns-mortgage-risk-interest-rates-rise/ I am getting tired of this. It is so simple. Customers will have to take there own responsibility or face losing there home and or bankruptcy. We do not need the Bank of England or the governments help or there influence with these matters. read more

24 Feb

Landlords PLEASE RAED

I have completed reading an article stating that Buy-to-let lenders are not ready for new energy efficiency laws that may put the brakes on new business. The regulations – which come into force on April 1 – make it illegal for landlords to start new tenancies without the property having an Energy Performance Certificate rating of ‘E’, or higher. Read here https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/new-energy-laws-trip-buy-let-lenders/ Landlords who own older properties may have problems when ew tenancy need to be read more