Residential Blog

The latest residential mortgage market news, advice and views from our resident experts at Mortgages for Business

• What changes have there been to interest rates since the base rate was reduced to 3 %? - 18.11.2008

  It’s been nearly 3 weeks since the Bank of England made a shock reduction of 1.5% to the Bank Base rate, taking it to an all time low of 3% - So what have lenders done since this change?

   

• Is offsetting your savings against your mortgage the way forward? - 30.10.2008

  Do you have a lump sum of money in savings?

• Good News for first time buyers - 27.10.2008

  With recent reports confirming that house prices are still falling, this slump in the property market offers thousands of first time buyers their best chance of ownership in years...

• Are things really as bad as the media makes out? - 22.10.08

  In my opinion, no. Every day I listen to the news and it all seems so terribly gloomy...

• Are you due to remortgage in the next 12 months? - 07.10.08

  I would advise anyone who is due to remortgage in the next 12 months to start looking...

• Get in quick...Secure a competitive tracker rate today - 07.10.08

  Now is the time to secure a competitive tracker mortgage rate...