Don't Rent…BUY, It could be cheaper!!!

First time buyers in Camberley. Stop renting as soon as possible…. Why? Because your monthly payments on a mortgage could well be less. There are some caveats to this and I cannot give you any actual advice here, because I do not know your particular financial position. After all, mortgages are not a “One Size […]

Mortgage Rates UP Already?

Living in Surrey without a fixed rate mortgage? If you haven’t got a fixed rate mortgage, then maybe you ought to consider changing soon. The next Bank Of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting will be on the Thursday 10th March. Now, they may decide to increase the base rate by 0.25% then or hold it […]

First Time Buyers 10pc Deposit

First Time Buyers Camberley.. The mortgage industry changes all the time. At our offices in Frimley, we get daily emails from lenders, telling us about the latest offers. The good thing is, that we don’t get these details from just one lender, but from a whole host of lenders, so that we can survey the […]

Abbey Leads The Way For First Time Buyers

Good news for first time buyers in the local area. Here in Camberley, first time buyers have been given an opportunity to get a foot on the housing ladder. One of our favourite lenders Abbey, have launched an exclusive 85 per cent first time buyer loan to value. This is a three-year fixed rate mortgage […]

Great news For Camberley's First Time Buyers

First time buyers in Camberley, Frimley, Farnborough and other local areas got some great news from the government today. Stamp duty and land tax has been abolished for properties up to £250k. This I believe, will kick start a revival in the buying and selling of homes. Certainly I know that my estate agent friends […]

House Prices Up In Camberley

I talk to a lot of local estate agents in Camberley, Blackwater, Farnborough, Aldershot, you know all the local big towns, on a fairly regular basis. One thing they all tell me is that house prices are up. Not to the levels they were 2 or 2.5 years ago, but thing are beginning to look […]

Some Good News For Camberley Home Owners

Just picked this little gem up from the press wires. Things continue to improve, especially with the Bank Of England holding rates at 0.5% House prices are up House prices rose by 1.2% in January and are up 8.6% year-on-year Recent economic data has been a mixed bag for the housing market Inflation uncertainties highlight […]

Mortgage advice for young people

This week I was invited to give a talk to a group of young men and women who no doubt will become first time buyers in the not too distant future. I was invited to Flour Daniel, one of the largest local companies. The talk was centred around “Getting Your First Mortgage”. I gave a […]

Video Advice From The BBC

Hello First Time Buyers in Camberley, Frimley, Farnborough, or wherever you are in the UK. I Came across this advice in a video from the BBC. Thought it might be worth an airing here.

First Time Buyers Are In The Market

There is no doubt in my mind that the housing market is feeling a little stimulated at the moment. The local newspaper contacted me recently for comments, this is what I told them and they published the article last week. Local mortgage expert Michael Usher has noticed a huge increase in the number of first […]