29 Nov

Business is down for broker

Looks like a slightly lower business levels is explained in this article. Broker produce over 70% of the mortgage business so, why are people not moving? https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/broker-business-volumes-lowest-in-over-two-years-imla/ read more

8 Sep

Bank demanding you payoff your interest only mortgage?

I always wondered what would happen to all those endowment mortgages were customers cashed in their policies with cash rewards and didn't apply them to the loan? Now we have an answer. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/mortgages/banks-turn-equity-release-providers-bail-problem-interest-only/ read more

21 Aug

Is it hard to get a mortgage from a bank?

Planning to buy a home, or switch your existing mortgage? Prepare to answer a litany of questions, spend hours at the bank and endure forensic analysis of your daily spending habits. Even after jumping through all those hoops, success is not guaranteed, as there are now strict affordability rules that force lenders to ensure borrowers will be able to afford to pay their mortgage in the future. The main bulk of the current rules surrounding lending came into force in 2014 through the Mortgage Market Review, which read more

30 Jul

State loans for First time Buyers

This article goes on to say that the government should provide state loans so young people do not need to rent. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/29/housing-renting-mortgages-loans-home-ownership-first-time-buyers?CMP=fb_gu The purposely seems to run in the same manor as student loans. I am not sure if this is a good idea. Where is the government getting the money? read more

11 Jul

No more fears over JAPANESE Knotweed

Major university states that Japanese Knotweed does no more damage than trees http://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2018/07/10/lenders-urged-overhaul-japanese-knotweed-policies-research-discovers-limited-structural-impact/?utm_source=customsell&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msol-house-advert-mai-first-send-1007-1531216353 The research confirms that banks need to drop the silly notion that this plant will cause major structural damage to a home that they have a mortgage on. Lets hope the lenders will change read more