Independent Mortgages Direct NE

Gary Howe

Qualified and experienced Mortgage Broker and Principle of IMDNE with over 30 years experience looking after retail mortgage customers. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Ref 301727) and a member of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).

Team Meeting With Darlington Building Society

Darlington Building Society – Self Build Mortgage Products

Excellent team meeting with Sarah Rose from Darlington Building Society, sharing details of their new application system and extensive mortgage range covering the following specialist areas. Lending Into Retirement With No Maximum Age   Holiday Lets  Expat Buy to Lets Self-Build & Custom Build Renovation Projects – See Below Self Build Project If you’re looking for

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Interest Rate Seesaw Green & Red

Swap Rate Volatility, Further Mortgage Rate Reductions and House Prices Fall

Swap Rate Volatility, Mortgage Rate Reductions and House Prices Fall Swap Rate Volatility Volatility in the swap market continues, with 2-year swaps increasing slightly while 5 and 10-year swaps continue to fall, implying market expectations that interest rates will remain higher for longer. More Lenders Reduce Rates Mortgage approvals for house purchase and re-mortgage transactions

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Shawbrook Meeting Photograph

Shawbrook Enhance Commercial Finance Proposition

Shawbrook Enhance Commercial Finance Proposition Another great lender meeting today. Dylan Bleasdale from Shawbrook explained to Paul Mansell (IMDNE’s Head of Specialist Lending) why shifting market conditions over the last 12 months has resulted in a reduction in their minimum loan to £250,000 combined with a rate reduction to help landlords and investors looking to

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Skipton Group Team Meeting

100% Mortgage From Skipton BS Supports Tenants & Landlords.

100% Mortgage Supports Tenants & Landlords 100% Mortgage Based On Rental Track Record Excellent team meeting today with James Duffy from Skipton Building Society, discussing the options available to Landlords and Tenants as rental income and mortgage payments are squeezed from both sides in the current market.   Most Landlords I know don’t like selling

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Bank of England

Bank of England Hold Rate At 5.25% – What Effect On Mortgages?

Today, the Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee voted by a narrow majority of 5-4 to hold the Base Rate at 5.25% despite yesterday’s 6.7% inflation announcement that fuelled speculation that a 15th consecutive increase was highly likely. The decision to hold the rate will likely result from a slowing economy and its broader

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Inflation Graph Oct 20 - Aug 2023

Inflation Falls To 6.7% – Is Another Rate Rise Likely?

Mortgage lenders have recently re-priced products based on an anticipated 0.25% interest rate increase tomorrow. That would be the 15th consecutive increase, taking the base rate from 5.25% to 5.5%, but this now looks less likely. Financial markets have reacted to the inflationary figures with short-term (2 and 5 years) Swap Rates falling by almost

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