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March 8th, 2016

Clients of Contractor Mortgages Made Easy can now take advantage of a new range of semi exclusive market leading rates, suitable for first time contractors.

Despite a number of financial changes due to hit contracto... Read More

March 2nd, 2016

Kent Reliance has announced that it will now consider residential mortgage applications from professional self-employed applicants who have been trading for a minimum of 12 months, down from 36 months.

‘Profession... Read More

March 1st, 2016

The Bank of England have confirmed that mortgage approvals in January rose by a considerable margin, with purchase activity the driving force for the uplift. During the month, 74,581 new purchase loans were approved, an in... Read More

February 19th, 2016

Two contractor-friendly lenders have introduced new lending policy allowing contractors to secure a mortgage regardless of breaks between contracts.

Furness Building Society and Kensington Mortgage Company have open... Read More

February 16th, 2016

Increasing rental costs now mean that the average first time buyer in England will have already spent more than £50,000 on rent by the time they come to buy, research by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has ... Read More

February 12th, 2016

Less than 1 in 1,000 mortgages ended in repossession in 2015, according to the latest research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). 

Mortgage arrears dropped to the lowest level in over a decade, kept do... Read More

February 10th, 2016

After Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England explicitly stated that there are no expectations of an imminent increase to UK interest rates, an assessment of the market shows that rates are at the lowest level see... Read More

February 4th, 2016

The Bank of England has today voted in favour of maintaining its present historic low of 0.5% for the bank’s Base Rate of interest.

It now means that one more month of stability will see the UK pass the seven year... Read More

February 3rd, 2016

The government scheme “Help to Buy London” has come into force aimed at offering aspiring homebuyers in London a helping hand onto the property ladder. The scheme offers homebuyers interest-free loans of up to £240,00... Read More

January 28th, 2016

The Financial Conduct Authority has presented a clear warning to any borrower, looking to take a self- certification mortgage for a property. In lieu of the news last week, that a new self-certification lender, selfcert.co... Read More