Contractors lead a very different working life to those in permanent employment and the benefits can be plentiful; working flexibility, being your own boss and good potential earnings being just a few. One area of life...
Category - Mortgages
Bad credit mortgages have really taken a beating in the press. Some people think that they’re predatory, but I disagree strongly. I think that bad credit mortgages are something that we all need at one point of life or another...
Your own understanding of the term mortgage protection insurance may mean something different to you than it does to someone else. That is because there are two types of insurance designed to protect your mortgage repayments –...
Three cheers for mortgages. We´re not anti-mortgage, anti-financing, anti-credit, or even anti-loan. If anything, we’re pro all of these things. We spend a lot of time telling you to ignore the blather in the media about why...
Contractors can often find it slightly trickier to get a mortgage than permanent employees, so finding an efficient lender that specialises in contractor mortgages could mean the difference between purchasing your perfect home...
We love answering all of your personal finance questions, but there are a few that throw us for a loop every once in a while. We have gotten in a few questions about an endowment mortgage, and we figured that we’d answer those...
Are you looking at getting a mortgage in the near future? Chances are good that you’ve seen a wide variety of advertisements, and you’ve heard all sorts of information from friends and family. If friends think that...
A mortgage isn’t just a loan between you and the lender. It’s someone believing in your dream of owning a home. As much as we’d like to be “by the numbers” around here, we have to admit that we have a soft spot for...
If you’re thinking about moving house or have recently moved, you’ve probably heard of the Mortgage Market Review, which came in last April. It meant that new affordability criteria could make it harder for some people to get...
Looking at options for making retirement sweet is on everyone’s mind — even if you’re not retirement age yet, chances are pretty good that you’re going to want to take a step back and review your options. If you’ve...