Contractor Mortgages Rate Rise Comes Ever Closer

Posted on October 8, 2015 by admin

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Contractor Mortgages Rate Rise

Today, the Bank of England decided to keep bank rates on hold, for now. However, the day is coming closer and closer when the Governor of the Bank of England will announce a contractor mortgages rate rise.

This would push up the cost of mortgages for UK contractors. Many smart contractors have been taking out fixed rate contractor mortgages while they still can.

However, already the cost fo fixed rate mortgages is starting to rise as lenders anticipate the next base rate rise.

Rate Rises for Contractor Mortgages

It was expected that the base rate rise would happen by the end of the year. However, it is more likely to be in the first quarter of next year before mortgage rates go up.

We have had record low-interest rates for six years now as the Government sought to fight the savage downturn. However, the downturn is over now and the next change in base rates will now be up. It is just the timing now.

As well as mortgage being more expensive for contractors, when base rates do go up, they will also be able to borrow less.

Mortgages Expensive for Contractors

When base rates go up they can often go up rapidly in more than one hike. The reason is that they go up to stop inflation and to stop the economy overheating. However, it takes months for this to take effect.

With the economy overheating even more, and inflation increasing, the Panel and the Governor of the Bank of England will keep looking for more rises.

This could make mortgages much more expensive for contractors. That is unless they take advantage of the current fixed rates on offer at specialist contractor mortgage brokers.

Many of those contractors on variable rate mortgages, who have been enjoying low mortgage rates for six years now, will get quite a shock when their monthly payments start to rise in maybe several chunks.

Fixed Rate Mortgages for British Contractors

It would be a good time for them to swap into a fixed rate mortgage. That would take away any nasty surprises that are likely to start in the first quarter next year.

However, it would be wise not to wait till then. This is because the rates for fixed rate mortgages are likely to rise before then, in anticipation of base rate rise to come. The sooner they change over to fixed rate mortgages, the better, and the cheaper it will be for them.

To find out more, before a contractor mortgages rate rise, or to apply for a fixed rate contractor mortgage from a specialist contractor mortgages broker, just click on Contractor Mortgage Application and fill in the form there.

Specialist Contractor Mortgage Deals – Nationwide to Offer Them

Posted on August 4, 2015 by admin

Contractor Mortgage Deals

We look, now at contractor mortgage deals in the current market.

Tony Harris is a supplier of specialist mortgages to the contractor market. It used to be that if a contractor wanted a mortgage, he, or she, would:-

1. Have to produce three years worth of accounts

2. Be given an offer based on your Director’s salary.

Still, to this day, if you walked into a hight street bank or building society, they would ask for the same.

Specialist Contractor Mortgage Brokers

Those contractors in the know, however, use specialist contractor mortgage brokers like Tony Harris to get the top contractor mortgage deals at best contractor mortgage rates.

Tony has been getting great contractor mortgage deals from Kensington, Newbury, Furness and Kent Reliance.

Now, after seven years of negotiating Tony has managed to get a great contractor mortgage deal from the Nationwide – and at market leading rates.

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He has done some business with Nationwide in the past but only on behalf of Umbrella Company contractors.

Limited Company Contractors

Now Nationwide has agreed to provide great contractor mortgage deals for limited company contractors. Indeed, they are offering them at the same great market-busting rates that they offer to permanent workers based solely on their contract rates.

Nationwide are prepared to offer those contractor mortgage deals to contractors in several professions including IT, engineering, oil and gas and interim managers as well as a host of others.

There is no minimum income requirement.

With these new contractor mortgage deals, Nationwide are expected to become the lender of choice for UK contractors.

Contractor Mortgage Offer

When they are working out their mortgage offer to you, Nationwide will take into account 80% of your contract rates over a 52 week period. That will give contractors a shedload of money for house buying purposes.

They’ll give you loans of up to 90% of the value of the property as a loan or 85% if you are remortgaging an existing property.

Cheap contractor mortgage deals

They have some really good specialist contractor mortgage deals on the table. These include a 10-year fixed rate mortgage. With interest rates due to rise this is the time to be taking one of those.

2-Year Fixed Contractor Mortgage Deals

Here’s what they are offering on 2-year fixed deals.

60% LTV – 2 years fixed at 1.49% with a £999 arrangement fee
75% LTV – 2 years fixed at 1.79% with a £999 arrangement fee
80% LTV – 2 years fixed at 1.89% with a £999 arrangement fee
90% LTV – 2 years fixed at 3.14% with a £999 arrangement fee

You don’t have to pay the mortgage arrangement fee up front as that can be added to the mortgage.

10-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Deals

Here’s what they are offering for 10 years fixed rate mortgages, which could be just what you want with interest rates set to rise. These rates lead the market.

60% LTV – 10 years fixed at 3.14% with a £999 arrangement fee
75% LTV – 10 years fixed at 3.44% with a £999 arrangement fee
80% LTV – 10 years fixed at 3.69% with a £999 arrangement fee

If you sell your house and buy another one, you can simply carry these rates over to your next property.

Nationwide Tracker Mortgages for Contractors

Here’s what Nationwide offer for Tracker Mortgages.

75% loan to value – 2 year tracker at 1.44% (0.94%+BBR) with a £999 arrangement fee
80% loan to value – 2 year tracker at 1.94% (1.44%+BBR) with a £999 arrangement fee
85% loan to value – 2 year tracker at 2.69% (2.19%+BBR) with a £999 arrangement fee
90% loan to value – 2 year tracker at 3.49% (2.99%+BBR) with a £999 arrangement fee

All the above specialist contractor mortgage deals are available on purchase and remortgage.

Indeed, if you are remortgaging to the Nationwide, they will cover your legal and valuation fees which is a pretty good deal.

Contract and Address Details

If you want to apply for one of the above deals, Tony and his team will need:-

1. A copy of your contract

2. Proof of address details from your passport and a utility bill from the past 3 months

3. Your personal and business bank account information from the last three months.

Having those together, when applying, speeds the process up a lot. The Contractor Buy To Let Market is also booming.

Contractor Mortgage Offer

When you contact Tony and his team you can get an offer in principle within an hour of you contacting him.

They don’t charge a fee which some contractor mortgage brokers do, so that will save you £500 or so.

To find our more, or to get a quote, simply click on Contractor Mortgage Application and fill in the form there.

Contractor Mortgages Market Boom – Best Places for Contractors to Buy

Posted on February 20, 2015 by admin

Contractor Mortgages Market Boom

There is a Contractor Mortgages Market boom, according to specialist contractor mortgages broker Tony Harris.

London has seen massive rises in the price of houses and apartments. With London becoming, more and more, an international city, the contractor mortgages market is set to continue in its upward path.

The best value in the next few years, though, could be in cities and areas who have more recently started rising in price.

Property Mortgages Market Boom Moving North

Every property market boom starts, firstly, in the south and gradually spreads throughout the country. It moves north generally.

The current contractor mortgages market boom is going that way.

This means that cities like Sheffield, Liverpool and Glasgow are likely to rise more than southern cities in he next few years. The contractor mortgages market is likely to increase significantly in those cities.

Property experts say that London house prices will continue to rise – but at a slower rate than northern cities.

Buy a House up North

Indeed, if a contractor from London got an extended contract in a northern city, like Liverpool or Glasgow, it might be a good idea to sell up in London and buy a house in Liverpool or Glasgow.

Firstly, it would be an absolutely palatial place you could get there just by selling a flat in a decent area of London.

Secondly, when it was time to go back down south again the contractor would get an even better property in London after selling his, or her, northern house for more than his previous place in London was now worth.

Your house could make more for you than your contract.

Average Annual Earnings

House prices in London are now 12 times Londoners average annual earnings. For the UK as a whole it is 6.3 times annual earnings.

Average house prices in both London and Oxford were now so high that they were more than 12 times local annual earnings – almost double the UK average of 6.3 times wages.

The cities where house prices have been rising for 6 years are as follows. They are Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Oxford and Manchester.

Contractor Mortgages Market Best Areas to Buy

Although property prices will continue to rise in those cities, it will be at a slower rate than the following cities which have only started to recover in the past two years.

They are Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Leeds. Belfast has only started recovering in the past 18 months and houses there are at real bargain prices.

House Prices in those cities are only between 3 and 6 times local annual salaries. This makes them most affordable. There’s more room for property price rises in those cities.

London Property Boom

In the last 6 years the average property price in London has risen from £144,278 to £405,500. That’s astonishing. Part of that is due to London’s status as an international city.

The Government’s Help to Buy scheme has given a massive boost to the contractor mortgages market. It means that first time buyers could enter the housing market again.

They can get 95% mortgages now compared to 75% to 80% mortgages before.

Contractor Mortgages Maximum Offers

Low rates are also sending the market higher. These are the lowest rates that contractors have ever had – and many of the are taking fixed rate mortgages to lock in those low rates.

A contractor mortgages lenders war has intensified this year leading to some great bargains for contractors as regards mortgage rates.

Banks and building societies ask contractors for three years worth of accounts. Contractor mortgage brokers need just a copy of the contract.

High street banks and building societies base their offers on the contractor’s director’s salary. Contractor mortgage brokers base it on a contractors daily rate annualised – which is much more.

This has led to the current contractor mortgages market boom.

To find our more click on Specialist Contractor Mortgages

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Top contractor mortgage deals for UK Contractors

Posted on January 31, 2015 by admin

Top Contractor Mortgage Deals

Our mortgage partners have negotiated a number of top contractor mortgage deals.

Is it a good time to go for a variable rate?

Many house owners are expecting the interest rates from their variable mortgages to rise within the next year or so which will increase their repayments. So, contractors would be best to take a fixed rate mortgage if they want the top contractor mortgage deals.

Our partners have got credibility in the specialist contractor mortgages market. This is because their contractors have made all their repayments and don’t tend to have to give back the keys.

This is, also, because most of them take fixed rate mortgages and don’t have the worry of repayments rising when interest rates go up. Therefore, it’s as good a time as any for contractors to take fixed rate loans.

Here’s a tip. Recently the difference between 2-year and 5-year fixed rate mortgages has narrowed. So, it would be a good idea for contractors to pay the little extra and fix for 5 years rather than just 2 years.

Specialist Top Contractor Mortgage Deals

Our partners have found a new lender in the specialist contractor mortgages market who have this top contractor mortgage deal:-

– A 2 year fixed rate at 2.29% based on an 85% LTV
– £999 arrangement fee that can be added to the mortgage
Or
– A 5 year fixed rate at 3.29% based on an 85% LTV
– £1,999 arrangement fee that can be added to the mortgage
Another great deal secure by our mortgage partners with yet another lender is for those who only have a 5% deposit and have been contracting for more than 3 years.
They are offering:
– A 3 years fixed rate at 4.99% based on a 95% LTV
– No arrangement fee

Specialist Contractor Mortgages

Our contractor mortgages partner’s advisers will give you the best advice on which options are best for you for top contractor mortgage deals.

So, to find out more, or to apply, fill in the mortgage form at the bottom of this page:-

Specialist Contractor Mortgages

British Contractor Mortgage Rates start with a Bang in 2015

Posted on January 29, 2015 by admin

British Contractor Mortgage rates

You really do need to see British Contractor mortgage rates at the moment to believe them. They are sure to rise at some point after the election, so it is worth taking them now.

2014 is being heralded as the strongest year for mortgage lending since 2008. This is according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). However, 2015 looks set to follow in its footsteps. January has seen record low British Contractor mortgage rates.

Contractor Mortgages Best Rates

Since the New Year we have seen two-year fixed rates fall as low as 1.64% on a 60% LTV from Contractor champion Halifax which is an outstanding rate for Contractors with a substantial deposit.

This product does carry an arrangement fee of £1,499 from the Lender. However, this can be added to the mortgage rather than paid up front.

Best rates for Contractors with Lower Deposits

If you have less savings to put down, however, you won’t be disappointed. This is because a relative newcomer to the Contractor Mortgage market, Metro Bank, have released a raft of very competitive fixed rate mortgages at higher loan to values. These include 2 year fixed rates at:

– 1.99% on a 70% LTV
– 2.04% on an 80% LTV
– 2.29% on an 85% LTV

All of these rates carry a £999 arrangement fee from the Lender. However, you can add this to your mortgage so you won’t need to find the cash up front. The minimum loan amount is just £20,000 up to a maximum of £1,500,000. So, it suits Contractors buying at every level of the housing ladder.

5 year fixed rate mortgages at 2 year fixed rates!

Furness building society have launched a five-year fixed rate mortgage at just 2.94% on an 80% LTV. This is closer to the UK Contractor mortgage rates we have been seeing for two-year fixed rate products in recent months, particularly at this LTV level. Again this product carries a £999 arrangement fee but this can be added to the mortgage.

If you are considering fixing your mortgage for longer, to ride out any fluctuation in the market, then this Contractor-friendly Lender is offering a highly competitive rate. This should see you through the inevitable rise in the base rate over the next five years.

These British Contractor mortgage rates are exclusive to our specialist contractor mortgages partners.

British Contractor mortgage rates have never been better. To find out more from a mortgage Adviser today, or to apply, you should fill in the form on this page – Specialist Contractor Mortgages

UK Contractor Mortgage rates tumbling as prices soar

Posted on June 24, 2013 by admin

UK Contractor Mortgage Rates

UK Contractor Mortgage Rates are tumbling in the UK as a new boom gets under way. The Government’s introduction of Help to Buy, where they will subsidise and underwrite part of the mortgage, has had the effect they desired. It has started to push the property market ahead.

House prices are now rising at the highest rates for years. The Government hope that a rising property market will help boost the economy. More importantly it will give a feelgood factor for the next election. This is bringing UK Contractor Mortgage rates down.

Interest Rates

So, the interest rates for a contractor mortgage have continued to tumble . The average cost for a 5-year mortgage has fallen below 4% for the first time. Before the credit crunch in 2007 the average interest rates for a 5-year mortgage were 6.36%.

It has never been cheaper to get a contractor mortgage. This is a saving over the lifetime of a mortgage of £10,000 in every £100,000 borrowed.

Many pundits are castigating the Government as they say that the Help to Buy scheme will send house prices soaring and create a new property bubble.

The Scheme is expected to last for three years. House prices are predicted to be much higher in three years time than they are now. This is good news for UK Contractor Mortgage Rates.

Fixed Rate Mortgages

At these low rates, contractors are being advised to buy now and take fixed rate rather than variable rate mortgages. 90% of those taking out mortgages are taking fixed rate mortgages compared to 76% just a year ago.

The reason is that fixed rate mortgage rates are now actually cheaper than variable rates for contractor mortgages.

Tony Harris has been getting contractor specialist contractor mortgages for years. He is able to get them at better than the market rates.

Unlike with a high street bank or building society he is able to get them without contractor having to produce any accounts. This can be at up to 5 times their daily rate annualised (48 times their weekly rate).

A high street bank would base the amount on a contractors’ director’s salary.

To get more info, or to apply click on Specialist Contractor Mortgages

Expert Contractor Mortgages going through roof

Posted on June 14, 2013 by admin

Expert Contractor Mortgages

The demand for specialist expert contractor mortgages is going through the roof and hitting new levels. The housing market boom predicted by pundits after Chancellor Osborne created the Help to Buy scheme is starting to happen.

He hoped would cause a mini-boom to give a feelgood factor for the next election. He hopes that when people see their house prices going up it will give them the confidence to start spending money and get the economy going again.

The average home price is now £233,061. That’s a rise of £6,125 on a year ago. Experts expect that this will just be the start. They believe that house prices will soar in the next 3 years for the duration of Help to Buy.

The hope is that the economy will be in good shape by then to keep house prices on the boil. It is a kick-start for the housing market.

Market Rates

Tony Harris, who has been providing specialist expert contractor mortgages for years now says that the number of expert contractor mortgages that he is able to get UK Contractor is now exceeding the peak of 2007.

He said that contractors are now piling into this market before the main price rises that he expects to come.

He is able to get contractors mortgages at better than market rates at up to 95%. He can get them without any accounts and on the first day of a new contractor’s first contract. He can get them based on a multiple (up to 4 times) a contractor’s daily rate annualised (48 x their weekly rate).

Help to Buy

So, with the Government’s Help to Buy scheme this looks to be a one-way bet. This is because the Government are intervening to push house prices higher for their own purposes.

Therefore, it is an opportunity for contractors and freelancers to be able to trade up or get a foothold in the market before the prices rise.

To get more info, or to apply click on Specialist Contractor Mortgages