Every time a Budget approaches, my phone starts lighting up like a Christmas tree in June. Buyers wondering if they should “wait and see”, homeowners asking if now is the moment to remortgage, and a few who simply want to know whether things are about to get easier or harder. And honestly? I get it. […]
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South Wales on the Move: Why Now Feels Like the Right Time to Get Ready Hello, it’s Ian Rogers here. Grab a cuppa and let’s talk shop for a moment. In the fast-paced world of national property headlines, it’s easy to see a market that looks a bit shaky. You hear about the doom and
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Taking the Temperature: What the Last Seven Days Tell Us About the UK Property Market Hello everyone, Ian Rogers here. I hope you’re keeping warm as the year starts to wind down! It’s been an interesting week in the world of mortgages and property, to say the least. When I look at the headlines, I
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Improved Mortgage Market Conditions – A Welcome Shift for Homeowners and Buyers By Ian Rogers – C A Mortgages After what has felt like a long stretch of uncertainty, there’s finally some steadying in the mortgage market – and not before time. Over recent weeks, several lenders have trimmed rates across their fixed-rate products, following
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I’ll be honest with you — I’ve sat with a lot of people who thought they were protected. They’d say, “We sorted our life cover years ago, Ian. It’s all in place.”Then we’d pull out the paperwork, look through it together, and a quiet look would cross their face — that mix of surprise and
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Buy-to-Let in 2025: Still Worth It? My Honest View as a Mortgage Adviser I’ve lost count of how many landlords have walked into my office over the years, brow furrowed, muttering something along the lines of, “Ian, is buy-to-let even worth it anymore?” And to be honest, I get it. The goalposts have moved more
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Why I’m Talking to Clients About Solar and Air-to-Air Heat Pumps Across Europe — and right here in South Wales and the West — our summers are becoming hotter, longer, and far less predictable. Anyone living in Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, or along the coastal stretch through the Vale of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire will have felt
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Life Assurance & Peace of Mind | South Wales Advisor I often think about the moments that matter most in life—the warm glow of a Sunday roast with family gathered around the table, the sound of children’s laughter carrying through the hallway, the simple comfort of knowing that, for now, all is well. These are
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The Simple Mortgage Switch: How a Product Transfer Can Save You Time and Money As a mortgage broker here in South Wales, I’ve had thousands of conversations with homeowners over the years. One of the most common things I hear is a sense of dread when a client’s fixed-rate mortgage is coming to an end.
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The First-Time Buyer Journey: Top 5 Questions for a Mortgage Broker Hello, I’m Ian Rogers from C A Mortgage Services, and since 2009, I’ve had the privilege of guiding countless people through one of the most significant milestones of their lives: buying their first home. Here in South Wales, the housing market, like anywhere else,
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