The Smartest Move You’re Not Making on Your Mortgage
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What has changed in the mortgage landscape recently?
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How have mortgage rates been affected by recent global events?
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What should first-time buyers consider when choosing a mortgage?
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Is now a good time to buy a house?
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Right, we are on to one of our favourite topics. Well, really, house prices is our favourite topic, but we're actually going to revisit mortgages, which is connected to our favourite topic and, of course, dear to all of our hearts. For those of you who are new to the show, last spring we published an eight-part series on how to buy a house in the UK, which I strongly recommend, by the way. But since then, the landscape of interest rates in particular has changed drastically.
What strategies can help save money when remortgaging?
So we thought it was worth revisiting this topic and looking at questions like what is the best type to get now? Who has the best rates? What's most important when trying to choose the best mortgage for you? And of course, also, is now really the best time to buy a house at all? To help us with that, we welcome back to the show, Anthony Emerson, director at Trinity Financial. Hello, Anthony.
Hi, Meryn. How are you?
Good, thank you. And thank you for joining us again.
How can borrowers prepare for potential interest rate changes?
We really appreciate it. Now, you've already heard me say the questions I'm going to ask you. So why don't we just start? The landscape has changed a lot since we last saw you, last spoke to you. Do you want to run us through what's been happening?
The landscape has changed dramatically. I mean, last time we spoke, we were on a journey where we were expecting one, maybe two Bank of England base rate cuts. The inflation looked like it was a little bit more in control. And then it's flipped entirely on its head and we are now in a position where the iran war has created an immediate surge in the interest rates that are available to clients we saw within a two week period an increase of around about 1.2 percent in the cost of borrowing which is exactly the opposite of what we were hoping for
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What has changed in the mortgage landscape recently?
0:00–0:47
2
How have mortgage rates been affected by recent global events?
0:47–1:30
3
What should first-time buyers consider when choosing a mortgage?
1:30–2:30
4
Is now a good time to buy a house?
2:30–3:20
5
What strategies can help save money when remortgaging?
3:20–3:42
6
How can borrowers prepare for potential interest rate changes?
3:42–4:31
7
What are the pros and cons of fixed-rate versus tracker mortgages?
4:31–5:24
8
What should buyers keep in mind regarding setup fees for mortgages?
5:24–27:54
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