Mortgages
Mortgages - Answers to your questions
What is a mortgage and why do you need a mortgage? How much can you afford to borrow?.
Remortgaging your home - whether you can remortgage, whether you should and what it may cost.
What you need to think about when you are looking to buy a home. What other costs are you likely to face?
How to get your home ready for the market and what you need to think about to make sure you get the best price.
How to be a landlord; what kind of property you should invest in and how you can raise the mortgage to buy it.
Buy-to-let student accommodation. Does student property make sense for parents or as an investment?
Mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders are regulated by the Financial Services Authority - what does this mean for you?
Conveyancing is the transfer of ownership of a property; the steps in the conveyancing process and how it works.
Adverse Credit Mortgages, Bad Credit Mortgage
How adverse credit mortgages work and how they can help you get on to the housing ladder.
How payment protection insurance (PPI) works; whether you need PPI and how to get the right policy.
Equity Release - Using your home as capital
Using your home in pension planning - how lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans may help provide improved income in retirement.
How to start a business, where to go for business finance, business loans and how to prepare your business plan
Switching utility providers can be one of the simplest ways of saving money. You may shop around not just for gas and electricity but also for cheaper phone bills and broadband access.
How to buy overseas, how to raise money to fund a property purchase abroad.
Related Guides & FAQs
How personal loans work. How interest is charged and what it may cost if you repay your loan early.
How important is your credit report or credit score? What is on your credit file and what does it mean for you.
What is debt consolidation; who can help you if you get into financial difficulties, when to consider debt consolidation.
