Some good news from the UK property market! Considering the uncertainty around Brexit for most of March this year there has actually been an uptake in the number of mortgages approved in March to the same time in 2018.In the same week we have seen one of the most optimistic Rightmove market snapshots in recent months, the latest mortgage monitor from e.surv suggests a small rise in the number of h
For a lot of people, the main stumbling block on the road to owning their own property is a simple one, the deposit. It’s generally the largest amount of money that you will have to save for any one thing in your lifetime, so you can get onto that property ladder. One of the best ways to buy your own house when you are struggling for a deposit is to get as big a mortgage percentage as possib
The H.M. Land Registry has just announced that the first digital mortgage deed has now been signed. The mortgage was for a house in Rotherhithe, East London.This is part of the new digital service that the H.M. Land Registry is rolling out in the near future. A spokesman for the Land Registry said that the aim was to become “the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and a
Choosing Your Mortgage – A Short Guide for First Time Buyers
By Datography Ltd published on 31/01/2018
At first glance you might be overwhelmed by the number of mortgage deals available. However, basically there are only two types of mortgage you need to consider, and they are fixed rate or variable mortgages.A fixed rate mortgage is usually set for a certain period. Many first-time buyers will be offered fixed rates between a period of 1 and 5 years, although longer periods are available from some
HM Land Registry was founded in 1862. They work from 14 different locations throughout England and Wales. They deal with the ownership of land and property and they hold the details of over 25 million registered titles in England and Wales.Their responsibilities include providing a plan of land or property to indicate boundaries together with a government backed guarantee of land title.Anyone who
On the 2nd November the bank rate was increased from 0.25% to 0.5% and its now assumed that institutions which lend money for mortgages will do the same and increase their rates too.This rise is the first in almost a decade, so many buyers will have grown used to low rates and never experienced a rate change in all the time they have had a mortgage. The change now is only slight. If you have an av
First-time buyers are finding it more and more difficult to save up a decent deposit and get a mortgage. This is because with the rise of house prices you need a much larger deposit than your parents did when they first bought their home.If you are saving to buy your first home then you will need to save at least 5% of the price. You will get a much better mortgage deal if you can put down 10% or
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