First time buyers are already having big enough problems obtaining a contractor mortgage. Just think how bad the situation will become when the universities increase their tuition fees to £9,000 a year.

Contractor mortgage hunters may be interested to learn that the self-build housing industry has put together an action plan on how self-build could become a mainstream housing option.

UK buy to let mortgages are treated differently than traditional contractor mortgages, but in other European Union states they are treated exactly the same way.

Month-on-month gross mortgage lending increased by 16% to £12.8 billion in June, the highest monthly increase since July 2010, according to the CML.

There are times when being able to look into a crystal ball and see the future would be very advantageous. People looking for a contractor mortgage would currently love to have that ability.

Mortgage lending companies in the UK continue to compete for customers by lowering the rates on their contractor mortgage products.

June saw a surge in remortgage activity, according to research by the Mortgage Advice Bureau and the Coreco Group.

1st Property Lawyers, the UK’s largest conveyancer, recently said that nearly one third of house sales fell through in the first half of this year.

Residential property sellers have been forced to lower their asking prices this month as buyers get deterred by the mortgage squeeze, according to Rightmove Plc.

A new study by Mortgages for Business reveals a 35% increase in the number of buy to let mortgage products in the last three months.

English contractor mortgage holders who plan on moving to Scotland need to be aware that the legal processes between the two countries are very different.

First Direct has claimed that an offset mortgage could save borrowers thousands of pounds.