by Barrie Dawson | Aug 8, 2021 | Mortgages
How to pay off a mortgage in retirement More of us are hitting old age with home loans to pay, but there is no reason to panic. Over 30% of homeowners now expect to still have a mortgage by the age of 65. There are a number of options open to people needing to pay off...
by Barrie Dawson | May 13, 2021 | Investment, Life Insurance, Mortgages, Pensions
When you have a mix of pensions from different past occupations. You have reached age 47, and have worked for years in say the printing and packaging trade, for a handful of different companies. You suddenly realise that even with your ambition to keep working until...
by Barrie Dawson | Dec 9, 2020 | Mortgages
A New Help to Buy scheme is launching in England in December 2020 – but who is eligible? The existing Help to Buy scheme in England will be replaced with a new Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme next year. } Reading time: 7 mins From December 2020, new buyers will be...
by Barrie Dawson | Sep 23, 2020 | Mortgages
Age of the 20% deposit looms Misery for first-time buyers as mortgage firms demand a FIFTH of price of new home – while existing owners enjoy boom in sales thanks to stamp duty freeze. } Reading time: 5 mins More than 300 mortgage deals for borrowers with...
by Barrie Dawson | Sep 23, 2020 | Mortgages
Try a Mortgage Broker Struggling to get a mortgage as a crunch hits first-time buyers and banks say they are rushed off their feet? } Reading time: 15 mins It’s mayhem in the mortgage market at the moment due to a paperwork backlog at banks and pent-up...
