Mortgage Marketplace Update – Base Rate Reaction with Nick Plappert
Base Rate Reaction with Nick Plappert Following the Bank of England’s rate rise in May, Nick Plappert, Director at Rose Capital Partners joins Richard Campo to talk over the main issues in this area, such as: – Following the Bank of England taking rates from 0.75% to 1%, how high do you think rates will […]
G-Rate expectations – Rising inflation, interest rates, mortgage pricing
No time to read? Listen to the podcast or Watch the video This week we look at how rising inflation is changing rate expectations of where interest rates may go this year, and what knock-on impact that will have on mortgage pricing. Inflation in the UK hit 5.4% at the highest level since 1992 which […]
Tensions in the housing market
Much like the wider tension we are seeing in society more generally, there are some specific tensions in the housing market. These centre around some long-standing themes that have come sharply into focus in the last week or so. I’m slowly recovering from a rare Saturday night out – out, watching Pete Tong & The […]
Big hits in the mortgage world
We’ve seen some big hits in the mortgage world this week so here’s an update from your favourite London Mortgage Broker. Booming Numbers Last week saw some really big numbers so I felt it was worth exploring that in more detail: Average House Prices Rise 11.8% Figures from the ONS and Land Registry confirmed that the […]
Bank of England Interest Rate Rise Effect on Mortgages
As widely anticipated, the Bank of England has raised its benchmark interest rate from 0.1% to 0.25%. As it has been a good while since we have been in an environment where we expect interest rates to rise steadily over the next few years, here are a few things to look out for from a […]
100% Mortgage Lending Back!
Before I get onto 100% mortgage lending I just want to give my take on the Pandora Papers. For anyone familiar with the Greek Myth of Pandora’s Box, it is actually a way more complex tale than simply regretting finding out what is in forbidden places. Look up Stephen’s Fry’s excellent book (which is amazingly […]
The property market, Yin to mortgage lending Yang
Another week in the property market, and another release of a record low mortgage rate! This time, Platform (the broker lending arm of the Co-Op Bank) has steamed in with a 0.79% 2 year fixed rate! So the mortgage rate war wages on unabated, despite recent movements upwards in money markets… So I have given […]
Why use a mortgage broker?
I’m often asked why use a mortgage broker when I can go online or talk to my bank? In this week’s blog, I explain why a good mortgage adviser is more than simply finding the best mortgage for you. It was very nice having a few days of late summer last week. Even more so, […]
Mortgages with smaller deposits, mortgage rates and larger loans
This week I discuss mortgages with smaller deposits, mortgage rates hitting new lows, and larger loans available from mainstream lenders. For most of us with children, this is the first full week back with a semblance of normality! For those without children, a great chance to get away without being surrounded by kids and not […]
Lowest ever mortgage rate
More news this week on the lowest ever mortgage rate… I am back and truly refreshed after a week away in Jersey. We were very lucky with the weather and got out to explore a lot of what is such a beautiful Island. It’s not the Med, but to have such a beautiful place on […]
