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Why do Contractors find it Difficult to get a Mortgage on the High street?

Contractors lead a very different working life to those in permanent employment and the benefits can be plentiful; working flexibility, being your own boss and good potential earnings being just a few. One area of life, however, where contractors haven’t always found things so easy is when applying for a mortgage. The Death of Self-certification

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Why We Really Do Love Bad Credit Mortgages

Bad credit mortgages have really taken a beating in the press. Some people think that they’re predatory, but I disagree strongly. I think that bad credit mortgages are something that we all need at one point of life or another. Just because your credit is great now doesn’t mean that the worst couldn’t happen to

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What you need to know about mortgage protection insurance

Your own understanding of the term mortgage protection insurance may mean something different to you than it does to someone else. That is because there are two types of insurance designed to protect your mortgage repayments – one short term and one long term. The short term policy is called MPPI (mortgage payment protection insurance)

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More Reasons Why The Trend of Incredibly Long Mortgages Misses the Point

Three cheers for mortgages. We´re not anti-mortgage, anti-financing, anti-credit, or even anti-loan. If anything, we’re pro all of these things. We spend a lot of time telling you to ignore the blather in the media about why the credit world is out to get you. We encourage personal responsibility. And it’s with that spirit that

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What’s the difference between a regular and a contractor mortgage?

Contractors can often find it slightly trickier to get a mortgage than permanent employees, so finding an efficient lender that specialises in contractor mortgages could mean the difference between purchasing your perfect home and drawn-out processes causing it to slip through the net. Contractor mortgages were introduced when an increasing proportion of mortgage lenders realised

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Could an Endowment Mortgage Be Right For You

We love answering all of your personal finance questions, but there are a few that throw us for a loop every once in a while. We have gotten in a few questions about an endowment mortgage, and we figured that we’d answer those for you. You see, an endowment mortgage is basically where you would

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Cashback Mortgages Are Beginning to Pick Up Steam

Are you looking at getting a mortgage in the near future? Chances are good that you’ve seen a wide variety of advertisements, and you’ve heard all sorts of information from friends and family. If friends think that they’ve often a good deal, they have a tendency to try to pass along the deal to you

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Jump Into a Mortgage – But Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Those Start-Up Fees!

A mortgage isn’t just a loan between you and the lender. It’s someone believing in your dream of owning a home. As much as we’d like to be “by the numbers” around here, we have to admit that we have a soft spot for mortgages. They allow us to achieve our dreams. However, if we

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Are you a ‘Mortgage Misfit’?

If you’re thinking about moving house or have recently moved, you’ve probably heard of the Mortgage Market Review, which came in last April. It meant that new affordability criteria could make it harder for some people to get a mortgage when their existing deal comes to an end, resulting in them getting stuck on their

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A Look at the Drawdown Lifetime Mortgage

Looking at options for making retirement sweet is on everyone’s mind — even if you’re not retirement age yet, chances are pretty good that you’re going to want to take a step back and review your options. If you’ve already paid off your home or you’re coming to that point, you have a lot more