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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: mortgage

Help to Buy: did you know about Mortgage Guarantees and Equity Loans?

By Pauline

Many people are struggling to see how they might ever take that first step onto the property ladder, or move their growing family into a bigger home. With house prices rising, the government’s Help to Buy scheme aims to bridge the gap between a bullish property market and buyers who have been outpaced by the… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: deposit, government, help to buy, House, mortgage, property, scheme, UK

Can You Sell You Home in 7 Days?

By Pauline

    Sometimes when you are looking to move home you will need the process to happen as quickly as possible. This could be so that you can purchase a new property, you could be looking to raise money for a new business, you could be going through divorce, facing repossession or you may want… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: cash house, debt, distressed property, foreclosure, Housing, mortgage, property, sell house fast

Receive Large Sums for Items Lying Around at Home

By Pauline

    One of the fastest and easiest ways to get some quick cash involves simply looking around your home. Most homes will contain all kinds of items which can then be taken to a pawnshop, and many of these places will pay good money for any kind of asset. This could be jewellery, a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: debt, fast, Money, mortgage, pawn, pawn shop, pay off, quick money, sell items, sell old stuff

Demand for Housing Continues to Outstrip Supply

By Pauline

House

Prices are on the up, which shows strength, but the lack of housing supply is behind the increase. Yet again, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has revealed that all is not well with the Scottish housing market. There’s significant demand for housing but the supply of homes simply isn’t there, which is driving up… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: bank, borrow, debt, help to buy, House, Housing, lend, lender, mortgage

The mortgage world has changed

By Pauline

Anyone living in the UK (which is likely for a lot of our readers) might be unaware that the mortgage application process in Britain recently underwent a major overhaul. Fuelled by the Mortgage Market Review, regulatory changes have been put in place that might make it trickier for some people to obtain that perfect mortgage…. Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: affordability, debt, invest, loan, mortgage, real estate, take out a loan, valuation

Five Things Mortgage Companies Don’t Want You to Know

By Pauline

House

    It’s no secret that a mortgage lender is there to make a living selling mortgages. Since there’s a lot of money involved with their commission, some lenders are willing to use shady tactics to close a deal.   Since most lenders won’t be open with everything during the process, here are five key… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: companies, mortgage, Mortgage Companies

Are you ready to be a landlord?

By Pauline

ready to be a landlord

At the moment, I have a rental property in Surrey. I had no idea things would turn out this way, you can say I became a landlady by accident. I was living there, but working a job I hated, and I really wanted to do something else with my life. So I made one of… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: bank, Banking, buy to let, credit, debt, landlord, leverage, mortgage

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