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Yorkshire Remortgaging: Savings made by switching could pay for a holiday
Borrowers with mortgage deals due to expire or who are on their lender’s default rate could save over £6,500 by switching to a fixed...

Mortgage Tree
Jul 11, 20182 min read


Tips for First Time Buyers – How to save for a deposit in a year
Could you save for a deposit on house in just 12 months? Kate Saines from ‘What Mortgage’ on line spoke to one couple who, without the...

Mortgage Tree
Jun 28, 20184 min read


Fixed-rate mortgages: Are two or five year deals best?
The gap is narrowing between the price of a two-year fixed rate mortgage and a five-year deal, according to analysis published today....

Mortgage Tree
Jun 27, 20182 min read


Mortgage Advisors York
Mortgage Tree has been offering high quality mortgage advice throughout York, Yorkshire and to the UK on a whole for over fifteen years....

Mortgage Tree
Jun 13, 20181 min read


BTL increases market share as first-time buyer lending dips: BoE
The share of buy-to-let lending increased for the first time since the start of 2017 to take 14.1% of new loans in Q1 2018, according to...

Mortgage Tree
Jun 13, 20182 min read


Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) which comes into force in England and Wales on 1 April 2018, applies to private rented...

Mortgage Tree
Mar 27, 20183 min read


First UK base rate rise in a decade, what should I do?
At midday yesterday, 02/11/2017, the Bank of England announced an increase in the base rate from its historic low of 0.25% to 0.5%. This...

Mortgage Tree
Nov 2, 20172 min read


Chancellor considering stamp duty cut for first-time buyers
Chancellor Philip Hammond is reportedly considering a cut to stamp duty for first-time buyers. The Evening Standard, of which former...

Mortgage Tree
Oct 18, 20172 min read


Industry predicts November rate rise as inflation hits 3 Percent
CPI inflation rose to 3.0% in September, up from 2.7% in August, according to ONS data released this morning. CPIH, which the ONS are now...

Mortgage Tree
Oct 17, 20172 min read


Can you get a mortgage in 2017?
Banks and building societies have broadly got to grips with the tougher new mortgage rules introduced in April 2014. These produced a...

Mortgage Tree
Sep 13, 20172 min read


What is happening with interest rates for 2017?
Prospective rate rises have been pushed into the distance by overwhelming uncertainty following the result of the EU referendum and the...

Mortgage Tree
Aug 28, 20171 min read


What are the best deals for the New Year, 2017?
It is currently possible for those with the biggest deposits to fix for five years at just under 2 per cent, while those with 10 per cent...

Mortgage Tree
Jan 2, 20171 min read


Almost half plan to remortgage following rate rise
Today, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet for the first time this year to decide if the base rate should increase,...

Mortgage Tree
Apr 6, 20161 min read


State benefits, mortgage protection and the importance of the ‘protection conversation’
Over recent weeks, there has been a significant increase in the number of stories in the press about the growth of the protection market....

Mortgage Tree
Mar 9, 20162 min read


Lenders expect mortgage demand to increase in Q1 (Jan – March 2016)
Lenders saw increased mortgage demand for house purchases in Q4 (Oct – Dec 2015), according to the latest Bank of England Credit...

Mortgage Tree
Jan 1, 20163 min read


Rising prices make BTL an attractive investment opportunity
According to LSL Property Services, prospects are bright for the rental sector in 2014, with growing tenant demand boosting confidence...

Mortgage Tree
Jun 19, 20141 min read


Fixed rates at record low levels
Official support for cheap mortgages has been scaled back as the Treasury and Bank of England announced the Funding for Lending scheme...

Mortgage Tree
May 7, 20141 min read


Is now the time to get a fixed rate deal?
The best ever mortgages offered to borrowers with big deposits or substantial equity have gone. The cream of the crop of five-year fixed...

Mortgage Tree
Feb 12, 20142 min read


Government will continue to support Help to Buy
The Government has said it will continue to promote Help to Buy and does not believe it is causing a housing bubble, according to the...

Mortgage Tree
Jan 8, 20141 min read


Help to Buy prompts third of renters to buy in 2014
One third (32%) of renters in the UK are planning to buy their first home in 2014, a 6% increase compared with 2012, according to...

Mortgage Tree
Dec 11, 20131 min read
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