Getting onto the housing ladder feels impossible to many unless you are fortunate enough to benefit from the bank of mum and dad. Without this luxury, especially if you are in rented accommodation, then saving for a substantial deposit after paying your monthly rent is tough. Help to Buy gives an opportunity to those who
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With Brexit now delayed until the last quarter of 2019 many homeowners, with mortgages, are highly concerned about the effect on Brexit when it comes to the cost of their monthly mortgage payments. As an independent mortgage broker, we keep a keen eye on the mortgage marketplace, both in our local areas (Greenwich, Brockley, Eltham,
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What an incredible thought, being mortgage-free? Sadly, for most of us, this is a pipe-dream in the foreseeable future – but some feel otherwise! On average, a younger generation mortgage borrower who is 34 feels optimistic that they will be mortgage-free by the time they are 51 whereas on the flip-side, a 55-year-old borrower is
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When I purchased my first property it was a two-bedroom flat and I think it cost me £30k. This was back in 1997. Things are far different now with increased house prices far outstripping wage increases, meaning our poor kids will not have it as easy as we did a generation, or few, ago! Especially
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