Paul Anthony RobertsWhat now for interest rates?Earlier this month, the Bank of England (BoE) elected to hold their base rate — the Bank Rate — at 5.25% for the second consecutive…Nov 16, 2023Nov 16, 2023
Paul Anthony RobertsOne Person’s Problem is Another’s OpportunityMortgage lender Landbay recently conducted a survey that indicates 32% of buy-to-let landlords are planning to buy more property in the…Nov 1, 2023Nov 1, 2023
Paul Anthony RobertsSlump in Mortgage Lending ForecastInterest rates are rising, the cost-of-living crisis has taken hold and, as has been long predicted, a slump in the housing market seems to…Dec 24, 2022Dec 24, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsWinter of DiscontentThe perception that, over the last 10 to 15 years, everything except people’s wages has gone up may not be wholly correct but is based on a…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsWhat now for Buy to Let?Since buy-to-let mortgages first became available, in 1996, residential property investment has produced many paper millionaires. Due to…Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsSelf-Employed MortgagesOver the last generation, we have witnessed a significant shift in working styles. The notion of “a job for life” has been all but…Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsWhat is a fair price for housing?Housing is currently an incredibly hot topic. House price growth has been enormous in recent decades and the average house price, according…Oct 9, 2022Oct 9, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsRemortgaging — What you need to knowWe are living in a time of mounting costs and increasing prices, and, being such a sizeable proportion of many’s outgoings, the decisions…Oct 2, 2022Oct 2, 2022
Paul Anthony RobertsWhy you should remortgage nowWe have been living in a low-interest-rate environment since 2009. A fact that will seem staggering over the years and decades to come is…Sep 25, 20221Sep 25, 20221
Paul Anthony RobertsWhy you shouldn’t fear rent controls?London Mayor Sadiq Khan has this week expressed his support for Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement of a rent freeze in…Sep 11, 2022Sep 11, 2022