Breaking Down the UK Housing Market

Property Services That Don't Break The Budget

Chancellor Announces Budget Incentives for First Time Buyers But How Do You Find A Cheap Conveyancer and Mortgages To Suit?First time buyers have had a hard time in the last few years with record lows in mortgage applications, bigger deposits being demanded by lenders and the prospect of high unemployment levels to contend with. While the Chancellor announced a number of incentives targeted at first time buyers in last week’s Budget including a £250 million shared equity fund, this was coupled with a lowering of the high tax rate threshold, pushing 750,000 more people into the 40% tax

Is It Easier To Use a Mortgage Broker?

The ‘credit crunch’ might be one of the most over used phrases of the last year and frequently used as a catch all explanation for anything amiss in any industry, but it is certainly true that economic belt tightening has had a major impact on the housing market. One of the most profound and tangible consequences of the crunch has been a reduction in mortgage application approvals, tighter lending criteria and higher interest rates.An easy way to deal with this more complicated landscape is to seek help from a mortgage broker. A broker will scour the market to find the best possible home

Local Surveyors Direct Adds Mortgage Brokers Section To Its Service Portfolio

Local Surveyors Direct, the property services price comparison site, has added a new section to its expansive list of property services for homeowners, tenant, landlords, buyers and sellers. Joining property professionals such as estate agents and conveyancing, a new mortgage broker section makes it easy to get contact details for a number of brokers in the user’s local area.The Local Surveyors Direct service simplifies the process of finding the trades people and professionals needed to repair, extend, buy and sell a home. With the addition of a number of mortgage brokers throughout the UK,