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27 Aug 2020
If you are looking to buy a property it is important to understand what mortgage lenders will be looking for when assessing an application for a mortgage. Once you understand...
Tag: mortgage
12 min Read
24 Jun 2020
Ever since the Mortgage Market Review came into force in 2014, mortgage lending criteria has tightened and lenders must ensure borrowers can afford the mortgage they are offered. This means...
18 min Read
18 Jun 2020
Older borrowers no longer need to feel restricted if they want to get a mortgage or access equity in their homes. There are now increasing options as the lifetime and...
13 min Read
01 Aug 2019
Retirement interest-only mortgages are finally making it fairer for older borrowers to access finance. In this article we look at what retirement interest-only mortgages are and how they work. What...
17 min Read
18 Jul 2019
Funding home improvements or paying for a big event can be expensive. Homeowners are often left with a choice of either remortgaging their property or applying for a personal loan. In...
7 min Read
13 Jun 2019
A report released by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that 60% of the buyers that used the government's Help to Buy equity loan scheme could have bought their...
20 min Read
15 May 2019
Remortgaging can help save money on your mortgage and gives you some extra tax-free cash to spend as you wish. Firstly, what does remortgaging mean? Remortgaging is the process where...
Podcast
MTTM Podcast 197 - Bear market indicators & investing strategies. Managing credit before a mortgage application
1 min Read
29 Oct 2018
Episode 197 - This week I discuss bull and bear investment markets, where we are right now and the best investments in each environment. I also explain what an inverted yield...
15 min Read
19 Aug 2018
We are regularly encouraged to shop around for car insurance or holiday cover, but the same should also be true when it comes to your mortgage. A mortgage will be...
4 min Read
14 Jun 2017
Can I get a first time buyer mortgage with a bad credit rating? Hi Damien, I am a first time buyer with a 20% deposit of £40,000. I am in...