The recent housing crisis and the predatory lending that went along with it have led many homeowners to look into the possibility of refinancing their current mortgages in order to make payments more affordable. However, the flip...
Housing has always been a huge step for many but especially over these past few years as house pricing continues to increase and mortgages become more difficult for some to access, but that isn’t to say there isn’t a lot of...
The start of 2021 has certainly seen a huge shift in many different markets as after a difficult year many have started to explore alternative options – whilst not all are guaranteed, exploring many of the bigger options may...
A key part of the UK’s strategy for meeting new home build targets, redeveloping brownfield sites gives purpose to previously disused land, providing the space required for new houses to be built. Without the environmental...
Have you been thinking about building your own home? You might want to consider looking into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), which utilises offsite production and could offer a faster and cheaper alternative to traditional...
Halifax revealed that mortgages in the UK have reached their most affordable level in a decade. The latest price index stated that in the last quarter of 2017, typical mortgage payments accounted for less than a third of...
If you want to buy a rental property but need to borrow the cash, you will have to take out a buy-to-let mortgage. These are different to residential mortgages and have special terms and conditions attached. What are buy-to-let...
How to stop an interest-only mortgage blowing up in your face So what’s an interest-only mortgage? An interest-only mortgage is exactly what the name suggests; a home loan where you only pay the interest that accrues and...
When you place a property (money or any other assets) in trust, you transfer its ownership to an entirely separate and independent entity. Through the transfer, you have created a distance or gap between yourself and the property...
Low interest rates on mortgages in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are driving a boom in housing purchases amongst first-time homeowners who can now afford their own property. In the second quarter of 2017, growth rates...