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Introduction

If your mortgage needs are out of the ordinary, don't despair - there are specialist mortgage lenders out there who can probably cater for your needs, although many of there deals may only be available via mortgage advisers. Our suite of handy guides, below, can give you more information.

Jan 23, 2017

Guide to Help to Buy ISAs

The Government’s Help to Buy ISAs were launched in December 2015, giving wannabe first-t...

Jan 18, 2017

Guide to borrowing past retirement age

As an older borrower, you may be concerned that a lender will not offer you a mortgage pas...

Jan 16, 2017

Guide to flexible mortgages

A truly flexible mortgage allows you to do the following:

Jan 16, 2017

Guide to fixed-rate mortgages

Fixed-rate mortgages are fairly popular in the UK. As the name suggests, they allow you to...

Feb 16, 2016

Guide to buying in Portugal

As British buyers return to Portugal, this guide offers help and guidance on making a succ...

Feb 15, 2016

How can Help to Buy help you?

Since the launch of Help to Buy London, the government now has four schemes under the Help...

Feb 03, 2016

Guide to buying property in Turkey

How to avoid the pitfalls when buying in Turkey

Oct 07, 2015

Guide to government Starter Homes policy

A precis of the changes to planning laws aimed at boosting the availability of starter hom...

Oct 03, 2013

Guide to Help to Buy

Your guide to the government Help to Buy equity loan scheme.

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to shared equity

Not to be confused with 'shared ownership', with a 'shared equity' scheme the Government p...

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to shared ownership

Shared ownership schemes allow people to buy a portion of a property from a housing associ...

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to The Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme (AFHOS)

AFHOS allows service personnel who have between four and six years

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to Right to Acquire

Right to Acquire is a scheme which enables housing association tenants to buy their home a...

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to NewBuy

In addition to FirstBuy, the Government launched a second scheme in March 2012 to kick sta...

Oct 30, 2012

Guide to FirstBuy Direct

In June 2011, the Government launched FirstBuy Direct, a shared equity loan scheme designe...

More mortgages on offer for borrowers with bad credit

There has been a significant rise in the number of deals for those who fall short of tight...

Mar 15, 2018

Self-employed borrowers account for one in five specialist mortgages

Mortgage brokers have seen a growing demand for mortgages from borrowers who work for them...

Dec 13, 2017

Second charge mortgage lending boosted by 20%

Homeowners are increasingly turning to second charge mortgages to raise additional funds w...

Nov 10, 2017

Second charge mortgage lending falls

The number of second charge mortgages fell by 2% in September, according to the Finance &a...

Mar 16, 2017

Majority of self-employed struggle to get on ladder

It's not easy for any first-time buyer to get a foothold on the property ladder, but that ...

Mar 13, 2017

Second charge mortgage lending down

Second charge mortgage new business fell by 6% in terms of value in January 2017, compared...

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Guide to Help to Buy ISAs

Guide to borrowing past retirement age

Guide to flexible mortgages

Guide to fixed-rate mortgages

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Guide to buying in Portugal

How can Help to Buy help you?

Guide to buying property in Turkey

Guide to government Starter Homes policy

Guide to Help to Buy

Guide to shared equity

Guide to shared ownership

Guide to The Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme (AFHOS)

Guide to Right to Acquire

Guide to NewBuy

Guide to FirstBuy Direct

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