HSBC Holdings has revealed that it will increase lending to UK homeowners by 18% in 2009. This will be a welcomed announcement by the Government who are putting banks under pressure to boost lending.
HSBC have £15 billion in the pot to lend to UK mortgage seekers in 2009, this is up on the £12.8 billion [...]
People who are on tracker mortgages, which track the Bank of England base rate, should be reaping the benefits of the new 2% interest rate. Those consumers who took a tracker mortgage could be seeing savings of 100s of pounds each month if the lenders pass on the impact of the cut.
Not all mortgage holders [...]
According to the council of mortgage lenders the stamp duty holiday, which was brought in by government ministers just over two months ago has failed to improve demand. Early in September a 1 year long stamp duty holiday was brought in for properties worth less than £175K.
The holiday failed to excite homebuyers with the [...]
For those of you out there who think getting a mortgage is a scary thought, we have put together some info that is going to break down all this information to make it easier for you to digest. Buying a home for the first time is a daunting experience when it should be exciting. There [...]
Our mortgage calculator and loan calculator enables you to compare up to 3 deals simultaneously. Allowing you to easily compare the best mortgage rates and the best loan deals. Results are represented graphically to make it easy to see which is the best deal. In tough times like these it is essential that we find [...]
Choosing the right colour is only half the battle when trying to find the right paint to decorate your home. There are several types of finish so it’s useful to know which type of paint is used for which surface and which paint goes where and why. But firstly, what is paint? Paint is basically [...]
In our last article Preparing your home for sale we gave some useful advice on what to do when selling your home. But because selling your home is so important we have added another article to cover stuff we may have missed.
After all it would be a shame to fall at the last hurdle after [...]
It might just look like a box to begin with, but inside there is…. wait for it an armoire, a desk, a height-adjustable stool, two more stools, a six-shelf bookcase, and a bed with a mattress. Casulo, designed by Marcel Krings & Sebastian Mühlhäuser, hides furnishings enough for an entire room in a small box [...]
Energy saver lamps are an excellent way of reducing your fuel bill and carbon footprint with lamp life up to 15 times more than standard lamps. Why not use the energy saver calculator to see how much you could save by switching to low energy lamps. Just click the banner below and see how much [...]
Contents insurance is a necessity if you want to cover you and your family’s valuables against loss, damage or destruction from weather, criminal damage or theft. Home contents insurance is not only for homeowners but tenants and students as well. Your contents insurance should cover all non-permanent structures and fixtures for you and your family [...]