Interest-only mortgages are a type of mortgage where the borrower only pays the interest on the loan, and not the capital. This means that at the end of the mortgage term, the borrower still owes the original amount borrowed. In the 1990s, there was a boom in interest-only mortgages, and many homeowners who [...]
If you're considering fixing your mortgage term, now may be a good time to do so, with mortgage rates dropping below 4% for the first time since last September. Some of the UK's biggest banks have cut rates to offer market-leading deals for borrowers looking to remortgage, with five and 10-year deals below [...]
Equity release has gained popularity among homeowners who are in their retirement years and wish to access the equity in their home without having to sell it. The cost of living continues to increase, and inflation has hit double digits, making equity release a valuable solution for supplementing retirement income. According to a recent [...]
First-time homebuyers may find it difficult to secure a mortgage due to the high cost of a deposit. However, there are several government-backed schemes available to help first-time buyers purchase a property. The Help to Buy Scheme, which was launched in 2013 and allowed first-time buyers to purchase a property with just a 5% [...]
What is mortgage life insurance? When we think about life insurance, we typically think of the large cash pay outs should the worst happen, but a mortgage life insurance product is created specifically to cover the outstanding mortgage should those events unfold. The aim of a mortgage insurance product is to provide reassurance that [...]
While having bad credit can certainly make it more difficult to get a mortgage, it’s not impossible. When you have a poor credit history, you are more limited on which mortgage deals you can access, in turn this can lead to more costly options. What is bad credit? If you have ‘bad credit’, or [...]
As we approach the winter months, it inevitably gets colder and we’re all looking for ways to keep warm. But putting the heating on or using our electric to keep toasty is coming with significantly higher bills and many are struggling to afford the huge increases so what other options are there? For the [...]
Have you outgrown your home? Relocating to a different area? Perhaps you’re looking to downsize? No matter the reason, 2023 could be the year of the New Home for you and your family. Why would you port your mortgage? Most likely because you are tied into your current mortgage deal. This means if you [...]
People over the age of 50 often find it difficult to get a mortgage because many lenders will not take future income, such as pensions, into account. But some lenders do, in particular those who offer retirement interest-only mortgages (RIOs). Later life borrowers who find they cannot get a mainstream mortgage, often turn first [...]
The Bank of England Base Rate has been in the news several times in as many months, and with it has been a lot of noise around mortgages and what the Base Rate increases means for mortgage rates. Not much of this has felt like good news, but as we have said previously: ‘we’re [...]
