Can Adult Children Living at Home Prevent Parents from Getting a Mortgage? I was recently approached by a journalist and asked whether I had heard of parents struggling to get a mortgage if their…
How offset mortgages can help to reduce monthly payments The plight of savers facing poor returns on their money is well documented in a record low base rate environment. But how can their…
Top 5 tips for would-be student landlords Buying a property to rent to students has long been a popular diversification tactic for property investors. Student towns and cities usually have a…
Can I Get a Mortgage on Land Without Planning Permission? Unfortunately self build lenders will require outline planning permission at the very least before lending on the proposition. Unfortunately…
5 Tips for Expats Looking to Buy in the UK When They Return Mortgage advice for expats looking to buy a property in the UK after living abroad for a number of years. In our age of globalisation and…
Mortgage Prisoners Part 2: Self-Employed and Interest-Only Prisoners A “mortgage prisoner” is an individual who’s unable to remortgage to another lender due to their current circumstances falling…
4 Tips for Managing a High Net Worth Buy-to-Let Portfolio Buy to Let (BTL) portfolios, as with any investment or business decisions, require proper reviews to assess their strengths and…
Can You Get a Mortgage That Will Allow You to Either Knock Down and Rebuild a House or Add to or Extend a House? Can you get a mortgage that will allow you to either knock down and rebuild a house or…
Could you be a mortgage prisoner and just not realise? Read about the meaning behind 'mortgage prisoner' and various scenarios and examples that are currently affecting thousands of people throughout…
Does the house-buying season exist or is it in our brokers' imagination? Alistair Hargreaves considers "house-buying season" and what it means for buyers and sellers. When I tell people that the…
