First Time Buyer Series: Bank vs Broker – Where to go for your mortgage with guest co-host Sonya Matharu

PLEASE NOTE – Applications for Help to Buy were to be submitted by 31st October 2022, and is no longer available to new applicants. “I got told no by the lender five times and then I tried one more time and I got my yes, and I ran with it and then submitted the mortgage […]
Mental health support: What do insurers offer?

From one pandemic to another, mental health struggles are all too familiar to a large percentage of UK residents. An invisible illness can be hard to battle and even harder to explain – especially to an employer. Issues with mental health can be an incredibly valid reason to take time away from work to recover, […]
The business behind show business, with Kerry Ellis, Broadway and West End star

“It’s that passion igniting in me. If I get nervous, it means I’m excited and ready for the challenge. This is going to overtake anything I can do.” – Kerry Ellis, West End and Broadway Star An introduction to our podcast guest, Kerry Ellis, an award-winning leading lady of West End and Broadway musicals. In […]
First time buyers: what are the options?

PLEASE NOTE – Applications for Help to Buy were to be submitted by 31st October 2022, and is no longer available to new applicants. 2021 has seen some welcome good news in the first-time buyer market, with mortgage affordability for people buying their first home improving by 20% since the turn of the year according […]
Global Treatment – What is it and why do you need it?

If anything was to happen to my children, I would do everything in my power to get my children the best medical treatment they could, anywhere in the world. Global treatment means that you and your eligible children can get advice and treatment from a medical professional outside of the UK. Watch a short video […]
Holiday Let Mortgages – All you need to know

On this week’s episode of The Mortgage Mum Podcast, Sarah Tucker tells us all we need to know about holiday lets. Holiday Lets are a big talking point at the moment, and many people are wondering whether to invest in holiday lets. The pandemic has boosted staycations and many people have fallen back in love […]
Holiday Lets and Property Investment

Holiday Lets are popular right now, potentially due to the rise of ‘staycations’ and people falling in love with the UK and being able to visit beautiful parts without spending hours travelling. Watch a short video about Holiday Lets, how they’re different to Buy-to-Let and everything you need to know over on my YouTube channel and read […]
Why you need a will, with special guest Claire Earwaker dos Reis

“It is just something that I really enjoy. I really enjoy the more ‘meaty’ cases where people are coming to you and they’re like ‘I just don’t know what to do, I don’t know how to balance this situation, can you help me?’ And you can actually be able to educate them and provide them […]
First Time Buyer Series: LTV (Loan to Value) with Sarah Tucker

This episode in our First Time Buyer Series is about Loan-to-Value (LTV) and how it can really change your mortgage… What is loan to value? One of the aims of The Mortgage Mum Podcast is to demystify mortgages, to make it easier for you to understand what you need to do and what you need […]
The buy-to-let market: where are we now?

After a whirlwind past 18 months, it would seem some form of normality is on the horizon. The pandemic has changed the face of the housing industry drastically given the unprecedented level of uncertainty we were all subjected to. So, how has the buy- to-let (BTL) market changed as we finally emerge from the other […]