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  • Skipton Building Society’s Track Record Mortgage: A Closer Look

    UK Mortgage Lender Introduces an Innovative New Mortgage, Giving Renters the Chance to Break Free from the Rental Trap In a bid to address the growing housing affordability crisis in the UK, Skipton Building Society has launched an innovative new mortgage product called the Track Record Mortgage. Aimed at helping renters break free from the…

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  • Welcome to the future of mortgage advice!

    Mortgage Advice Live Chat Transparency- You can see when our mortgage brokers are online and when we are typing our response. Typing…. Here at Glow, once we receive your message via Live Chat or email we will message you back. Even if we can’t help right away, we will message you back to let you…

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  • Disparity rages between vendors and buyers in the UK property market.

    It’s not often that I stick up for them, but Estate Agents are taking the brunt of the blame right now as buyers retreat due to concerns over property prices and mortgage rates. Vendors are still reluctant to move on price, creating a disparity between vendors and buyers in the UK property market. This is…

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  • When should I get an Agreement in Principle?

     There are many opinions on when you should get an agreement in principle but hopefully, we can shed some expert advice on the process and when you should apply for an agreement in principle.  1. Start by using an Affordability Calculator  When you are starting out with a property search either as a First Time…

    1st October 2022
    Agreement in Principle, Buying a Property, First Time Buyers, Helpful Tips

  • How to deal with lenders pulling their mortgage rates.

    If you were in the process of applying for a mortgage you might just have been stung by a very rare event. Multiple mortgage lenders pulling their headline rates at once, leaving many buyers having to recalculate their finances. The last time an event like this happened was at the start of lockdown. It is…

    27th September 2022
    Buying a Property, Mortgage Rates

  • Should I move to a new fixed rate deal early?

    The Bank of England raised interest rates to 2.25% yesterday. With the new interest rate announcement (and the fear that as the months go on interest rates could go much higher), some homeowners are asking the question of whether it would be better to move their current fixed mortgage to a new deal before things…

    23rd September 2022
    Remortgage, Switch Rates

  • Interest rates rise to 1%. Will Interest Rates Keep Rising?

    Today the Bank of England increased interest rates to 1%, an interest rate not seen since 5th February 2009. With the energy crunch and Covid shutting down key manufacturing and production facilities in China, we can safely predict that the era of low-interest rates has now officially come to an end, and indeed there is…

    5th May 2022
    Buying a Property, Mortgage, Switch Rates

  • How to Switch to a New Mortgage Deal with Natwest

    How to Switch to a New Mortgage Deal with Natwest Switching your mortgage deal with Natwest has never been easier, it can all be carried out digitally. We don’t charge a fee and we can look up new deals with your account number and advise you on the most suitable options. Natwest provide a tool…

    6th November 2021
    Switch Rates

  • Return of 95% Mortgages – Accord

    Accord Mortgages have announced the return to 95% mortgage lending. Great news as Accord are one of the first lenders to announce a return to 95 per cent mortgage lending outside of the government guarantee scheme. Their 95% product will launch as a 5 year fixed rate mortgage. It was thought that the government mortgage…

    16th March 2021
    First Time Buyers

  • Mortgage Guarantee Scheme

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced the anticipated ‘Mortgage Guarantee Scheme’ which many high street mortgage lenders will begin supporting from 19th April 2021. Why are the government announcing a Mortgage Guarantee Scheme? The government are announcing a mortgage guarantee scheme because the availability of mortgage options with a 5 per cent deposit has decreased dramatically…

    3rd March 2021
    Help to Buy

  • Proportunity Mortgage Broker – Boost your Deposit

    Here at Glow we’ve partnered with Proportunity to help buyers with a 5% deposit get on the property ladder and unlock more attractive mortgage options by ‘boosting’ your deposit. We are a Proportunity mortgage broker. What is Proportunity? Proportunity are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and they provide top-up loans if you…

    3rd February 2021
    First Time Buyers

  • How to find Property Investment Deals

    Let’s face it, these days finding a good property investment deal can difficult. Good properties at auction go quickly and the best deals often go above asking price. You’ll definitely want to avoid the middle men charging ‘finders fees’ and steer clear of property investment clubs who ‘package’ investment property. Quite often finding the right…

    18th December 2020
    Property Investment