June 14th, 2016
With the uncertainty growing around the UK housing market as we approach the EU referendum, lenders are encouraging borrowers to review their existing mortgage deal.
Over the past week, a number of lenders have slas... Read More
June 14th, 2016
A strategist at leading investment bank UBS has suggested that interest rates could remain low, or drop further still, for the next four years.
Projections on financial markets show that the Bank of England’s Base... Read More
June 7th, 2016
A new contractor friendly lender, that has chosen to work with Contractor Mortgages Made Easy on an exclusive basis, has extended their offer to support more of our contractor clients.
CMME initially announced the e... Read More
June 2nd, 2016
The upcoming Brexit vote, due to take place on the 23rd June, has had minimal effect on the UK mortgage market, despite reports that rates would rise ahead of the EU referendum. In fact, there are a record number of mortga... Read More
May 31st, 2016
The government is considering plans to allow switching providers to be quicker and easier.
A consultation will consider whether swapping mortgages could be made as quick as changing current accounts, with lenders re... Read More
May 25th, 2016
Clients of Contractor Mortgages Made Easy can now take advantage of a range of exclusive market leading rates, available from a new contractor friendly lender.
The lender, who has chosen to work with Contractor Mort... Read More
May 24th, 2016
Barclays has become the latest lender to impose stricter checks on landlords looking for mortgages.
The bank has increased its minimum rental cover, meaning the rental income from the buy to let must now be 145% of ... Read More
May 19th, 2016
A review carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority has uncovered that lenders are struggling to follow policies when underwriting complex income. This has raised concerns that contractors could be having difficulties ... Read More
May 18th, 2016
UK inflation has fallen for the first time since September to 0.3%.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate, measured by the Consumer Prices Index, fell from 0.5% from March.
The drop was due t... Read More
May 17th, 2016
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has defended his warning of last week that the UK leaving the European Union could cause a recession, amid calls for his resignation.
Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show at ... Read More
