Can I Get a Mortgage on Land Without Planning Permission? Unfortunately self build lenders will require outline planning permission at the very least before lending on the proposition. Unfortunately…
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…
Can You Get a Mortgage That Will Allow You to Either Knock Down and Rebuild a House or Add to or Extend a House? Can you get a mortgage that will allow you to either knock down and rebuild a house or…
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 I Switch from a Buy to Let to a Residential Mortgage? I currently own a buy-to-let that I want to move into, can I remortgage my buy-to-let to a residential mortgage? Yes, it is possible to…
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…
