Monthly Archives: January 2012

Aldermore’s new Buy to Let range vs TMW’s products at 80% LTV, are they any good?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Mark Dyason

Buy to Let, high LTV lending anyone? Aldermore has set the cat among the sole 80% lending pigeon by increasing its max LTV, so let’s look at the rates to see what changes this could mean. The only other lender … Continue reading →

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Our Comment on Mortgage Rate Changes

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Mark Dyason

The  Mortgage Rate Update Thursday 12th Jan BoE Base Rate Decision The Bank of England said that Mortgage availability will get harder in the first quarter and nearly every broker on Twitter was telling the world how busy they are … Continue reading →

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The Stupid Deals that Saved Our Bacon

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Mark Dyason

How stupid deals saved us from oblivion The 2 worst finance deals in decades* that saved our bacon Deal 1 Bank of America steps into save Merrill Lynch for just $45Bn OK, firstly hindsight is always 20/20 and BoA’s Ken … Continue reading →

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2012 – A set in stone look at what the future holds for mortgages, or at least our best guess.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Mark Dyason

For Mortgages, it is that time of year when ‘Industry experts’* are let loose in blogs and other media to let us all know what will be happening in the next year. They are always wrong. Wwhen the sheen of … Continue reading →

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