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Current Falkirk And Forth Valley Housing And Mortgage Market - Ian Angus-Felton, Falkirk Broker

As your local independent whole of market Mortgage Broker, I need to keep up to date with the property and mortgage market in Falkirk and...

According to Legal & General Mortgage Club, mortgage searches by brokers seeking lenders willing to lend to borrowers with unsatisfied...

Home improvement projects are more popular than ever, and the lockdown has increased the amount of time that homeowners spend in their...

A report from Moneyfacts states a significant increase in the number of lenders offering holiday let mortgages over the past six months,...

Open Banking is a relatively new initiative set up to help remove the technical barriers that stop your accounts from working better...

Most of us need to make sure that we can pay our mortgage off and that our essential outgoings are met in the event of death, a critical...

The Scottish Government’s First Home Fund is a shared equity scheme that helps first-time homebuyers purchase a property. The fund is a...

Some great news for first-time buyers, anyone looking to move home or re-mortgage, or anyone who wants to put down a 10% deposit or...

We continue to be open and looking after our clients operating within our existing changes to business via online, telephone or video...

We have previously written about the challenges first-time buyers face, in particular, the need for at least a 10% deposit and higher...

Reviewing lender data, this is the 4th month in a row that average new fixed rates have risen. In effect, this means that a borrower with...

The 31st of October is not just Halloween; it's the last day you can make an application to your mortgage lender for an official payment...

They were, until quite recently, the forgotten many - the "mortgage prisoners'. The Financial Conduct Authority estimates that this...

As the name implies, a second charge mortgage is a second loan which is secured against a property you own, whether that's your primary...

Buying a new home is one of the most exciting things you can do. But let's face it, it can also be pretty stressful and that stress...

How mortgage advice is provided to clients has been changing in recent years, and even more so since we all went into lock down in late...

When selecting a mortgage, the right type of mortgage could save you thousands of pounds, which is why it is essential to understand how...

Did you know that the information held about you on your Credit Report and your credit score has a much wider impact than just whether...

Open to all first-time buyers; the Scottish Government shared equity scheme was set-up to provide up to £25,000 to help buyers purchase...

Further to the announced Government guidelines on Monday night, our office is closed until further notice as we do all we can in the...