Mortgages & me
Bringing both explanation and humour (yes, it is possible) to an often perceived realm of boredom
Mortgages. Let’s not kid ourselves here. If you had the choice of having one or not then there would be no choice. However, the vast majority of us, Russian billionaires excluded, need them to fuel that much loved British tradition – homeownership. So, if we all accept that we need them, you may as well do something positive and get the best one for you. It is staggering how many people make sure they get value for money from every day items but do not manage their home loan properly - the savings far outweigh the difference between the best baked beans and the value ones.
So, this blog will attempt to look at the world of mortgages and the housing market and try to bring both explanation and humour (yes, it is possible), and spark some comment, to an oft perceived realm of boredom. Here goes…
Drew Wotherspoon
Posted on 11 April 2008 by
At a time when many lenders have chosen not to pay commission to brokers for advising on their mortgage products (so as not to encourage too much business), Darlington have pledged to donate £100 instead, to English Federation of...
Posted on 10 April 2008 by
Some swift trigger fingers at the not-OK Corral...
Alliance and Leicester have just e-mailed to say they are withdrawing the rates they released on Monday. The deals were a recent hike, some 0.3% up from their predecessors, only...
Posted on 9 April 2008 by
We're still waiting on terms and conditions... but as ever with this, it’s unclear. For example, when I want to buy with my boyfriend, he's a First Time Buyer but I'm not, so will we be eligible?... I doubt it......
Category: First time buyers
Posted on 4 April 2008 by
Figures for February show that unsecured lending has soared by £2.4bn, (January's increase was £0.9bn). To put this into perspective, this is 215percent more than last February.
What does this mean?...
Posted on 4 April 2008 by
First Direct, Earl of Shilton, Bath Building Society and this morning, SALT, the specialist lending wing of the Derbyshire, have withdrawn from the market.
Other lenders have chosen to price themselves out of the...
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