Survey shows Brokers are the most trusted advisers Research carried out by Nottingham Business School has shown that Brokers are the most trustworthy group of financial advisers. The pos... Continue reading
Why aren’t mortgages MORE expensive? In looking at any product or service you will often hear people mention 'supply and demand', it is one of the foundations of Microecono... Continue reading
Mortgage Interest Relief (TRS) changes for May 2009 The changes mentioned in the recent budget will be kicking in soon and it will mean that people are likely to be affected in their mort... Continue reading
I wish I was a banker The nationalisation of banks has taken up many of the editorial pages of late, everybody has their own opinion and in particular there ... Continue reading
The banking ‘Whitewash’ Meredith Whitney talks about the 'banking whitewash', saying that the recent gains in many banks (they have been beating expectations b... Continue reading
Euribor yield curve changes April 2009 Below are two charts of the Euribor yield curve (many thanks to Bank of Scotland Treasury for their excellent daily reports!). Here ... Continue reading
A tale of two developers. The builders, developers, and even architects I know are all having a really tough time at the moment, with some they are talking to th... Continue reading
To fix or not to fix, even if it ain’t broken Paul O'Connor from MyHat.ie asked me to do a post about fixed rates, like us, they get lots of questions on mortgages, property etc. ... Continue reading
The pincer of fixed rates while in negative equity A recent article in the Independent stated that 'fixed rate borrowers are taking all the pain'. The base rate has fallen from 4.25% to ... Continue reading
Rent or Buy the 5 year outlook Today we are going to look at a comparison of renting vs buying with a five year outlook given the current interest rates, the yield ou... Continue reading