Tag: Mortgage Express
Mortgage Express stopped lending and were taken over by a Government quango called UKAR. This forum shares tales of woe and advice from affected borrowers.
Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?
I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will not embarrass...
Rising number of tenants struggle to pay rent, says ARLA
Tenants are facing a financial struggle to pay their rents, according to the latest survey by the Association of Residential Letting...
Systems thinking for the PRS
An article written in ire is not usually a good thing generally but my ire this time has been growing for some time and based on sound...
First drop in buy to let lending for two years
Demand for buy to let lending has dropped for the first time in two years, according to the latest Bank of England lending survey.
Insuring against the risks of non-payment of rent
Tenant Referencing comes in many guises but in this article I am going to focus on how landlords can outsource a major piece of due...
Bad bank profits leap to £1 billion
The ‘bad bank’ that owns former buy to let specialist Mortgage Express has announced a massive surge in pre-tax profits to just...
The Dangers of SVR’s (Standard Variable Rate) Mortg...
Ever since I got into this business I have avoided SVR (Standard Variable Rate) mortgages or discounted/fixed rate mortgage products...
