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…
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…
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…
New Year, New Build? We provide you with a guide to new build buying... Throughout the UK, especially in London and the South East, more and more new build properties are popping up to tempt…
Can a pension help you pay off your mortgage? In April 2014 the Chancellor unleashed the pension regulations and created a mini tidal wave of panicked pension fund managers who predicted doom and…
Getting the Sums Right - School fees and mortgages How re-structuring your mortgage might help you with another large monthly outgoing - school fees. For many of my clients their largest monthly…
