News & Insight - Residential Mortgages

Let to Buy Mortgages Explained

Many people have struggled to sell their houses in the recent property market, and as a result, we’ve seen an increase in enquiries about ‘Let to B...

Self Employed? How Much Can I Borrow?

What do lenders base self-employed residential mortgage affordability calculations on? Most lender’s base their mortgage affordability calculations...

Why 2020 is the year of the remortgage…

Let's be honest, 2019 wasn't the most dynamic year on the surface... however, the UK housing market has had a lot of change over the last 12 months.

Housing Market Report Winter 2019

Read our latest housing market report for winter 2019 where we outline the key changes in the market. Find out more now...

Help to Buy ISAs are Over: What 'Help to Buy' Schemes are Available?

With the government’s Help to Buy ISA scheme coming to an end imminently, there is a lot of press coverage about it and the replacement Lifetime Is...

Help to Buy ISAs: The Final Countdown

As of November 30th, first-time buyers will no longer be able to open a Help to Buy ISA and benefit from the 25% government grant. What does this m...

UK Election: The Housing Manifestos

The UK election is now less than 3 weeks away, things are getting heated and our news feeds are full of all the political parties promises and plan...

Help to Buy Mortgage: Barclays Updated ‘Family Springboard’

Last week, Barclays updated their “Family Springboard” mortgage, in an initiative designed to help first-time buyers and home movers with the finan...