Andrew Montlake, Cobalt partner and ‘Mortgage Personality of the Year 2008’, gives his views — honest and no holds barred — on the latest developments within the mortgage and property markets.
02.07.08
Bristol - Shopping Centre Of The World ?
I am sitting in our plush offices in Bristol on the top floor of Colston Tower and looking out across the city and all the building work that is going on. I am reliably informed by my lovely Bristol colleagues that the new Cabot Circus, including Harvey Nicks, will put Bristol on the map for shopping.
01.07.08
Fight Back
Now I'm not one to usually watch Wimbledon, but I tuned in briefly last night as Andy Murray was on the brink of an undignified exit and watched with mounting excitement as he fought back through sheer determination until I was standing up and cheering like everyone else.
30.06.08
Viva Espana !
Seeing Torres score the goal that ensured a glorious Euro 2008 win for Spain last night was great, a well deserved win for those who play the beautiful game as it was meant to be played. Not only was it satisfying, but financially rewarding as for once I did actually put my money where my mouth was and backed Spain to win at the beginning of the tournament.
27.06.08
Turn Of The Tide
To quote the album title of Barclay James Harvests 1981 long player, (now there's one for the musos out there), there are lots of little things happening at the moment that could point to a "Turn Of The Tide" in the mortgage industry.
26.06.08
In A Fix
Those kind and gentle folk at Moneyfacts have released information that has been leapt upon by a hungry media pack that the average fixed rate is now over 7%
25.06.08
Landlords and Energy Performance Certificates
I thought I would just post a quick reminder to all landlords out there about a change in the law that comes into play on October 1st.
23.06.08
Media Myth
A survey I chanced upon last week from Zurich UK Life stated that 21% of the public in the UK believe that the Credit Crunch is a "media created myth" !
20.06.08
Strawberries and cream
A shock spike in retail sales during May — they jumped by 3.5% — has triggered renewed fears about interest rate rises
19.06.08
Council Of Mortgage Lenders Figures
The Council of Mortgage Lenders today reported that Gross Mortgage Lending was down 2% from the previous month in May, and a shade under 20% from this time last year.
18.06.08
History, Tradition and Mortgages
History and tradition play a massive part in the British way of life. We are all rightly proud of our heritage. When we look back in time events become clearer and history can be used to guide our futures. What history will tell us about the current financial crises we are in remains to be seen, but we can hazard a guess.
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