Category: Market Condition

Brexit helping Remortgaging?

Brexit helping Remortgaging?

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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Securing your mortgage in 2019

Securing your mortgage in 2019

With Brexit looming many people are so uncertain of the future of both the housing market and what mortgage rates will do! Securing the best mortgage for you in 2019 Let’s be honest, mortgage rates are so cheap at the moment and it is highly unlikely much will happen to interest rates whatever the outcome. 

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Extending my Lease

Extending my Lease

A very interesting question cropped up with one of our customers today regarding extending their lease on their flat. As you may be aware, when a lease gets low then it has a big effect on (a) its value (b) its saleability and (c) its mortgage-ability! We would tell you that a lease with ‘8’

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Longer term mortgage loans

Longer term mortgage loans

Ten years ago, a high percentage of mortgage borrowers had the option to take an interest only mortgage.  The benefit to doing this is that the monthly cost was far cheaper.  If you took a £300,000 mortgage over 25 years at 3% a repayment mortgage would cost £1423 per month when compared to £750 on

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