Money
Getting the right deal
Money Tip from Gareth Lowman of SPF Private Clients Nearly a third of borrowers are not getting the cheapest mortgage, according…
Borrowing Big
Ten years ago, borrowing 95 per cent of a property’s value was easy and in some cases it was possible…
Get ahead with your mortgate
Mortgage rates will rise – eventually, warns Duncan Farmer, so make moves now to soften the blow. Every cloud has…
A Green Mortgage
Barclays has launched what it likes to call a green mortgage, which gives borrowers a slightly lower interest rate if…
Remortgages on the rise
The number of remortgages in January 2018 reached a nine-year high while the number of first-time buyers and home movers…
Paperwork overload!
A survey suggests that the average mortgage application involves applicants reading 219 pages of paperwork and that four out of…
PPI claims – easier than you think
Duncan Farmer was surprised to find it is worth investigating if you have been mis-sold PPI. The long winter nights…
Be Prepared
THE WORD with Sam Sproston, Partner and Office Head, Knight Frank Wandsworth, sees some good signs in the market. “Will winter…
Beat the rate rise
GARETH LOWMAN of SPF Private Clients shares his knowledge of the fixed-rate mortgage market. Pricing on two-year, fixed-rate mortgages is…
Mind the Gap
Duncan Farmer looks at the different way women deal with investments In the latter half of last year and the…