FAQS

This is where you have a bank account that you have your everyday money or savings in that is deducted from the mortgage balance and your payments are either slightly lower or the loan is repaid earlier. Both the savings account and mortgage provider must be the same.

It is best to use a mortgage broker for the following reasons:- they have access to a representation of the whole market and most often have exclusive broker only deals; this coupled with the fact that they can give you the best advice and they know how the affordability works with each different lender (it is important to note that all lenders have different criteria).  If you go direct to a bank they can only advise on their products. If you use the internet to search you are advising yourself and this can result in the case being declined due to affordability or the fact that it does not fit their criteria.

A fixed rate will stay the same for a set period whilst a variable rate will increase or decrease in line with the bank of England base rate or the lenders own standard variable rate. 

Capital and Repayment is when you pay a small amount off your mortgage each month and the remainder is interest for the mortgage you have borrowed. At the end of  the term of your mortgage providing no changes have been made to your mortgage, it would be paid off in its entirety and you would own your home.  Interest Only is where you never repay any of the mortgage (only the interest element) and at the end of the term this must be repaid by a repayment vehicle or sale of property.

Yes, this is potentially something we maybe able to help with. 

This may be possible but it will depend on what this was for, how often and how long ago. There are lenders out there that specialise in this area that we deal with.

There are different types of self employed people out there and yes we can find mortgages for self-employed people.