Young man on a sofa

Panic buy barriers

11 March, 2008

Having been cautious about entering the market, Walt's circumstances have now changed and he needs to find a house soon

Suburbian house

Handed on a plate?

4 March, 2008

Vanessa Blount asks if the time is right for advisers to look at the benefits of HIPs

Car leaving a tunnel

21 February, 2008

Alex Murray considers whether the buy-to-let market will be the mortgage industry’s saving grace in 2008

Broken link

18 February, 2008

As lenders make increasingly short notice product withdrawals, Dan Raywood considers whether placing cases is fast becoming ‘Mission Impossible’

Boxers

11 February, 2008

Bob Sturges examines the development of securitisation in the current market turbulence and explains why it is too valuable to disappear altogether


Letters to the Editor

Disguising a morbid desire?

8 March 2008

Regarding the story in Mortgage Introducer (1 March 2008) about the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk website being non-compliant.

Risking our future

8 March 2008

The health of the housing market is at risk as first-time buyers find it harder to buy homes in the wake of the credit crunch.



Case studies

Flats

To SVR or to not SVR?

5 April 2008

Jack is a landlord with a two-bedroom house. His existing buy-to-let deal comes to an end this month, leaving him paying the lender’s standard variable rate.

Bunch of cards

Flexible friends

15 March 2008

Andrew is an IT consultant who is looking to move house.



Product update

Suburbian house

Budgeting for the future

8 March 2008

Richard Stokes takes a look at the changes to the market that have impacted on the first-time buyer sector.

A funny old world

8 December 2007

Richard Stokes looks at the latest product developments in the mortgage market