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Our guides are grouped by topic to help you find the right information quickly, whether you are buying your first home, self employed, moving house, or looking into a more specialist case.
first time buyer guides
Buying a New Build in Leicester: What to Know About the Mortgage
moving home guides
Buying Before You Sell: The Options and the Risks
commercial guides
Buying Business Premises or Renting: Which Makes Sense?
commercial guides
Buying Property at Auction: Getting the Finance Right
commercial guides
How Commercial Property Valuations Actually Work
self employed guides
Company Directors: Why Retained Profit Can Double Your Borrowing
self employed guides
Contractor Mortgages: Being Assessed on Your Day Rate
moving home guides
Downsizing in Leicester: The Mortgage Questions Nobody Asks
buy to let guides
HMO Mortgages in Leicester: How They Differ from Buy to Let
specialist guides
How Long Do Defaults Affect a Mortgage Application?
moving home guides
How Long Does It Take to Buy a House in Leicester?
first time buyer guides
How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy a House in Leicester?
protection guides
How Much Life Insurance Do You Actually Need?
buy to let guides
Limited Company Buy to Let: What Leicester Landlords Should Know
specialist guides
Getting a Mortgage After an IVA or Bankruptcy
first time buyer guides
Mortgage in Principle in Leicester: What It Is and How Long It Lasts
specialist guides
Can You Get a Mortgage With a CCJ?
specialist guides
Do Payday Loans Stop You Getting a Mortgage?
moving home guides
Porting a Mortgage: Taking Your Deal With You When You Move
remortgage guides
Product Transfer or Remortgage: Which Is Right for You?
protection guides
What Protection Should You Arrange With a New Mortgage?
protection guides
Reviewing Your Protection When You Have Children
protection guides
Putting Life Insurance in Trust: The Free Step Most People Skip
remortgage guides
Remortgaging to Release Equity from a Leicester Home
buy to let guides
The Rental Stress Test: How Lenders Decide What a Landlord Can Borrow
self employed guides
SA302s and Tax Year Overviews: The Paperwork That Delays Applications
self employed guides
Can You Get a Mortgage With One Year's Accounts?
buy to let guides
Student Buy to Let in Leicester: What Landlords Need to Know
remortgage guides
What Is a Standard Variable Rate — and Why Does It Cost So Much?
commercial guides
What Lenders Actually Look At on a Business Finance Application
remortgage guides
When Should You Start Looking at Remortgaging?
First Time Buyer Guides
Straight answers for Leicester first time buyers — deposits, mortgages in principle, new builds and where to buy. Read the guides.
Remortgage Guides
When to remortgage, product transfer or switch lender, releasing equity, and what the standard variable rate really costs. Read the guides.
Buy to Let Guides
Guides for Leicester landlords — student lets, HMO mortgages, limited company buy to let and how the rental stress test decides what you can borrow. Read the guides.
Self Employed Mortgage Guides
Mortgage guides for the self employed in Leicester — one year's accounts, day rate contractors, retained profit and the paperwork lenders actually want. Read the guides.
Moving Home Guides
Guides for moving house in Leicester — porting your mortgage, how long it takes, buying before selling and downsizing. Read the guides.
Protection & Insurance Guides
Protection guides for Leicester families — how much life cover you need, writing policies in trust, and what to arrange alongside a new mortgage. Read the guides.
Commercial Finance Guides
Commercial property finance guides for Leicester businesses — buying premises versus renting, valuations, auction finance and what lenders assess. Read the guides.
Specialist Mortgage Guides
Guides for harder mortgage cases in Leicester — CCJs, defaults, IVAs and payday loans, and what improves with time. Read the guides.
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