http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk independant property advice Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the Bank of England has indicated that interest rates are likely to increase next year, here are some tips on protecting your mortgage from interest rate rises in the future.One solution is to invest in mortgage insurance. For anyone with a mortgage over £500,000, the Interest Rate Protector will ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/07/27/safeguard-your-mortgage-from-interest-rate-surges/ I have been getting a lot of questions about this lately, so here it is broken down. The equity release process goes through the following steps –1. You will be offered a free personal home consultation that will provide you with all the necessary information about the schemes and will ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/07/13/the-home-equity-release-process/ Lifetime mortgages are also known as Roll Up Mortgages and are loans that use the home of the borrowers as security. Lenders will usually offer the homeowner a lump sum of cash or the ability to receive some amount of income on a monthly basis, or a combination of the ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/06/21/equity-release-scheme-about-lifetime-mortgages/ The ‘Home Information Pack System’ (HIPS) was designed to limit the number of property sales falling thorough by ensuring that the seller provides a comprehensive packaging of information with regards to the property in question. The HIPS pack consisted of several documents, including an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), standard searches, ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/06/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hips/ Currently many old people haven’t got much money to live on. Their pensions may not cover costs adequately, or they want to raise the extra cash to enjoy retirement and go on cruises and holidays. Despite having little funds and pensions, they may possess large houses which are valuable assets ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/05/04/home-equity-release-a-good-option/ These days there are many older couples who have only gotten married recently, are owners of their respective house, and who do not live together. There are a number of reasons for this and often there is a problem with picking one as the main residence.What normally happens to older ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/04/06/when-you-get-married-a-main-residence-must-be-chosen/ For many older persons one of their desires is to be able to live their retirement years in peace doing what they want. They also want to financially secure, with a nice home, and the time to enjoy it all. One way for this to be achieved is through home ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/03/18/home-equity-release-benefits/ Are you planning to buy a new house in the UK rose dramatically. The huge price rise puts the UK among the top five European countries to have the highest house prices. The increase in the house prices has turned the real estate into a feeding frenzy for foreign investors. ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/03/09/where-will-the-uk-house-prices-go-next/ Homeowners with arrears could soon get a better deal if the proposal by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) goes ahead. The proposed changes aims at cracking down on the fees that lenders charge if a customer is in arrears. They also stress that repossession of homes should be used as ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/02/06/homeowners-in-arrears-get-help-from-the-fsa/ The Christmas and New Year period can often bring vital momentum to the housing market as people choose the start of January to finally make the move that they have been mulling over throughout the previous months. A brighter than expected January 2010 has exceeded expectations however and the buoyant ... http://www.uk-property-market.co.uk/2010/01/20/housing-market-enjoys-buoyant-start/