Rob Clifford, group commercial director at property specialist SDL Group, questions how meaningful an interest rate rise would be for the property market.
Another side issue, which the team behind Habito might also want to beware of, is how the FCA views all of this.
I wonder if the marketing departments at various lenders are not already dreaming up ‘Surrogate lending’ schemes or products which allow savers to ‘Foster a first-time buyer’.
The ball could be back in first-timers’ court for some time to come.
Sadly we can’t ignore the significant burden of responsibility placed upon lenders, in particular, in order to get any mortgage through to completion. Adding the pressure of placing a one-week deadline on this process is unthinkable.
Many people are simply uncertain about what the next two years will bring, let alone the next five or 10 or even more.
I have noticed that each one of the last few years has come with its own natural gear change, as a defining moment which splits…
We’re already seeing this, with the likes of Mansfield Building Society launching very useful products for niches like its recent ‘future valuations’ mortgage for those borrowers who want to fund property improvement.
The 2016 mortgage market should build nicely on what has gone before.
We will of course continue to have a functioning marketplace but perhaps one that doesn’t quite reach its potential for some years to come.