Insights

15/04/21

If you’re looking to buy your first home or help somebody close to you buy theirs, it can be ...

08/04/21

“Generation Rent,” declared Rishi Sunak in his Budget speech, “will become Generation Buy.” Had the House of Commons been full, ...

06/04/21

The last twelve months have been notable for many things: one of them, sadly, has been the rapid increase in ...

01/04/21

1st April 2021 After months of work behind the scenes we’re delighted to launch a world first in mortgage lending – ...

18/03/21

Once upon a time we bartered; we exchanged animal skins for meat and sold our labour for a square meal. ...

11/03/21

11th March 2021 Like all markets, the mortgage market has not avoided the impact of coronavirus. A year after the start ...

05/03/21

5th March 2021 Introduction It is interesting to look back 12 months to Rishi Sunak’s first Budget: it was followed by ...

03/03/21

4th March 2021 In yesterday’s budget statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the launch of a mortgage guarantee scheme, along with ...

03/03/21

3rd March 2021 There was great news for homebuyers today as chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the stamp duty holiday for a ...

19/02/21

In the old days it was simple. You went to work for a company, spent your whole life there and ...

12/02/21

Since the tragedy at Grenfell Tower on 14th June 2017, which took the lives of 72 people, there has rightly been a ...

05/02/21

We all know that investments can rise and fall in value. That a prudent investor spreads their risk across different ...

27/01/21

OK so full disclosure, this is a bit off topic, but we found it fascinating we thought it was worth ...