Mortgage Tool Kit
We have put this Mortgage Tool Kit together to help to give you links and resources for everything you need to know about Mortgages, Finding a Property and selling your home.
Mortgage Tools
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Types of Mortgages
Find out the different types of mortgages there are: Interest only, repayment, tracked, variable, fixed and capped and what it means. -
How much can I borrow
Free Mortgage calculator and find out how much you can borrow. -
Mortgage Calculator
Does what is says on the tin, it’s a mortgage calculator! -
Mortgage Jargon Buster
An A to Z of mortgage jargon and terminology. -
Home Information Packs
A quick guide to HIP’s and what’s in them. -
Mortgage Key Fact Document
Information on the document Mortgage lenders legally need to provide you. -
How to pay your mortgage off early
A quick guide with links to relevant sites and resources.
Property Resources
We’ve do all the research for you!!!
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Property Websites
Links to the best places on the web to find property. -
Property Prices
Need to keep an your eye on the market, then you will. -
Selling your house privately
Links and resources to sites if you want to pocket the estate agent fee for yourself. -
Cost of moving house
How much will it cost you; Estate Agents, Stamp Duty, HIP’s, Solictors, Surveyors, Removals, HIP’s, Conveyancing.
Mortgage Guides and Resources
For each mortgage we have put together guides and a pool of external resources for all the information you need to know
- 100% Mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about 100% Mortgages
- Shared Ownership Mortgages - The Basics of Shared Ownership Mortgages
- Remortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Remortgaging
- Self cert mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Self Cert Mortgages
- Bad credit mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Bad Credit Mortgages
- Buy to let mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Buy to let Mortgages
- Right to buy mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Right to Buy Mortgages
- Commercial mortgages - Most Frequently Asked Questions about Commercial Mortgages
- Your Guide to 100% Mortgages
- Resources for 100% Mortgages
- News on 100% Mortgages
- Types of Shared Ownership Mortgages
- What a Shared Ownership Mortgage Lease entitles you to
- Shared Ownership Mortgages Glossary
- Most Frequently Asked Questions about Shared Ownership Mortgages
- Your Guide to Shared Ownership Mortgages
- Resources for Shared Ownership Mortgages
- News on Shared Ownership Mortgages
- Your Guide to Remortgaging
- Resources for Remortgages
- News on Remortgaging
- Your Guide to Self Cert Mortgages
- Resources for Self Cert Mortgages
- News on Self Cert Mortgages
- Your Guide to Bad Credit Mortgages
- Resources for Bad Credit Mortgages
- News on Bad Credit Mortgages
- Bad Credit Mortgages Case Studies
- Bad Credit Mortgages and what they know about you
- Improve your Bad Credit Rating
- Checking your Bad Credit files
- Bad Credit Remortgages
- Bad Credit Mortgages in the Press
- Your Guide to Buy to Let Mortgages
- Resources for Buy to Let Mortgages
- News on Buy to Let Mortgages
- Your Guide to Right to Buy Mortgages
- Resources for Right to Buy Mortgages
- News on Right to Buy Mortgages
- Your Guide to Commercial Mortgages
- Resources for Commercial Mortgages
- News on Commercial Mortgages
Find an Expert
Need to find yourself an expert or professional we have links to all the relevant bodies and websites.
- Types of Mortgages
- How much can I borrow?
- Mortgage calculator
- Home Information Packs
- Mortgage Jargon Buster
- Mortgages Key Facts
- Pay mortgage off early
- Property Websites
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:55:55
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Good news for first time buyers
House prices fell 1.3% in comparison to the previous month.
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:48:30
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Rents have increased in the last 2 years.
There has been a reluctance to buy property ever since the property crash in 2007. With an economy that has been on a knifes edge you can understand peoples fears.
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:29:46
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Mortgage Approvals Rise
The Bank of England has reported a rise in mortgage approvals.
The official figures suggest that mortgage approvals increased to the highest level in four months in April.
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:28:45
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Mortgage overpayments increase according to Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group have reported that twice as many people made overpayments to their variable mortgages in 2009 than in 2008.
According to the figures, 14% of Lloyds Banking Group customers paid more than the minimum amount towards their mortgage in 2009.
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:27:15
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House Prices Rising
According to Nationwide, UK house prices are now less than 10% short of what they were back in the boom of October 2007.
House prices are being pushed up by a lack of properties available and last month saw prices rise by 0.5%.
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:17:36
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New Government urged to maintain Shared Ownership funding
Twenty one of the leading providers of shared ownership and affordable homes have come together to ensure that the new coalition government maintains spending.
With shared ownership giving so many people the chance to get onto the property ladder, the 21 leading housing associations have written to the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, and the new Housing Minister, Grant Shapps. They are urging the new government to recognise the role that shared ownership now plays in the housing market and the value for money that it offers.
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:12:42
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Mortgage brokers dominate the mortgage market
According to a recent study into mortgage lending during the first quarter of 2010, mortgage brokers accounted for 62% of all property loans.
First time buyers seem to the biggest group looking to mortgage brokers for advice on the right product for them, with 71% of first time buyer loans coming from intermediaries.
Thu, 27 May 2010 11:01:34
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Rightmove says property prices could be slowing down
UK property website Rightmove claims that house prices have risen slower in May than in April - a sign that things could be levelling out.
House prices went up 2.6% in April and only 0.7% in May according to Rightmove, indicating that things could be cooling off.











