by Julie Hanson | 24 Nov 2015 | Mortgages
The CML estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £21.8 billion in October – which is 8% higher than September’s lending total of £20.1 billion. Lending also rose 19% year-on-year from £18.4 billion in October 2014, in addition to...
by Julie Hanson | 13 May 2015 | Mortgages
Buy-to-let investment is still surging, fuelled by impressive returns. A study conducted by a former economist last week claims that buy-to-let investments have outperformed all major asset classes over the past 18 years. TSB Bank is expanding the sale of its...
by Mortgage Advisor - Mitchell Mann | 6 May 2014 | Finance
April 26th saw the biggest changes to mortgage regulation since the FSA (now the FCA) started regulating residential mortgages back on 1st November 2004 or ‘M-Day’. Aptly named the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) the changes were prompted in response to the...
by Julie Hanson | 15 Apr 2014 | Mortgages
A recent study reported by the BBC has shown a big North/South divide in terms of total UK mortgage lending. A recent study reported by the BBC has shown a big North/South divide in terms of total UK mortgage lending. With London accounting for 25% of all mortgage...
by Julie Hanson | 7 Apr 2014 | Finance
For those on the fringes of affordability time could be running out to secure a mortgage. There are two reasons for this. The first is something the mortgage industry has been aware of and preparing for for the last couple of years; it’s called the Mortgage...
by Julie Hanson | 5 Feb 2014 | Finance
It’s the $64,000 question when starting out in property investment. How do I raise the finance to begin? If you are starting from the privileged perspective of having a good chunk of capital or you are able to release equity from a property to work...
