Top Financial stories of 2017
As we prepare to bid a (fond) farewell to the year 2017, here’s a quick round up of the year’s main financial news. January While it...
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Nov 10, 20173 min read
Britain’s Best Lenders – Mum & Dad
The days of 100% mortgages are unlikely to return any time soon. Quite the opposite, in the current climate, it’s a case of “the bigger...
Nov 3, 20173 min read
Fixing Mortgages
For many people a mortgage is one of the biggest financial commitments they will ever make, which is why it’s so important to choose the...
Sep 28, 20173 min read
Why It Pays To Go Via The Middle Man
We’ve all seen the adverts on TV (and elsewhere), cut out the middleman, go direct and get the best, possible price. In theory, that’s...
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Buy To Let Numbers Do Still Add Up
The UK is one of the most densely-populated countries in the world and hence there is a high demand for housing both to buy and to rent....
Jun 23, 20173 min read
The Upfront Cost of Downsizing
With the notable exception of children, smaller is generally cheaper. This is usually very true when it comes to housing (on a...
May 5, 20173 min read
Getting Your Foot In The Door
The plight of first-time buyers has been making headlines for a long time now – along with the importance of the “bank of mum and dad”....
Mar 17, 20175 min read
Why It Makes Sense To Use A Mortgage Broker
If TV adverts were to be believed, all you need to do to get a great deal on anything is to go compare the market at any one of a number...
Feb 23, 20173 min read
New Buy To Let Changes
Investment is, ultimately, all about looking at risk and reward and in the real world that means not only looking at the headline figures...
Jan 19, 20173 min read
House Market Predictions for 2017
Predictions are a tricky business, but at this time of year, they’re pretty much obligatory. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at...
Dec 16, 20163 min read
Buy To Let Tax
As the old saying goes, “If something seems too good to be true, chances are it probably is.”. Anyone tempted to try using creative...
Jun 10, 20163 min read
Brexit & The Property Market
On 23rd June, the UK will go to the polls to decide whether or not to remain as part of the EU. At this time the end result would appear...
Feb 12, 20163 min read
Help To Buy ISA
One of the basic rules of thumb of property buying is that you want to be able to put down as big a deposit as you possibly can. One...
Nov 26, 20153 min read
How long should I fix my mortgage for?
The mortgage market review led to the introduction of new mortgage rules. In very simple terms these rules obliged lenders to observe...
Oct 23, 20153 min read
How To Get The Mortgage You Want
These days getting a mortgage is a bit like getting a job. You may know you have what it takes to manage it, but unless you communicate...
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