March 11th, 2015
Saffron Building Society has expanded its contractor mortgage range by reducing the minimum deposit to 10% for brokers. The 10% deposit option has been offered as a discounted rate from the standard variable rate for 5 yea... Read More
March 10th, 2015
In July 2014, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, headed calls for a ministerial role to be created for a permanent housing minister. The move came seemingly to appease certain industry figures pleas for the housing sector ... Read More
March 5th, 2015
The Bank of England has decided not to shift from their current position of maintaining the base rate, as some of their policies around mortgage lending have come under fire.
Trade organisations urged the policy-mak... Read More
March 3rd, 2015
David Cameron chose to reveal the Tory plan for retaining low mortgage interest rates yesterday, in the event that the party are re-elected in May. In a speech held at a property developers in Colchester, a town that has f... Read More
March 3rd, 2015
Contractor Mortgages Made Easy are pleased to announce that two experienced contractor mortgage consultants, Ellen Varney and Lisa Merriman have joined their team. Ellen and Lisa previously worked for Contractor Financials... Read More
February 25th, 2015
Since the start of the year mortgage rates have continued to fall offering borrowers record low rates and cheaper fees.
Suggestions from market experts indicate that the Bank of England (BoE) will keep interest rate... Read More
February 24th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority saw a vast increase in its investigatory activity in 2014, with 109 enquiries opened across the year, compared to 90 during 2013. This uplift in scrutiny of companies and individuals provide... Read More
February 19th, 2015
Activity levels in Quarter four 2014 provided the suggestion that mortgage activity was gradually reducing at a steady rate, partly due to the expected seasonal changes to business levels across the period, but also due to... Read More
February 18th, 2015
The rate of inflation in the UK fell to its lowest ever rate of 0.3% in January, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) this week.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the cost of livin... Read More
February 12th, 2015
The average interest rate on a 2-year fixed rate mortgage is nearly 0.4% lower than it was 12 months ago, according to data released by the Bank of England this week.
Data shows that the rate available to those with... Read More
