Matters of Interest

It was lovely to have time off over Easter. Even the end of daylight saving can be a blessing as it gives us brighter mornings for a while.

At every bank there are people we can call when things get tricky with a mortgage application. At Sovereign / GO Home Loans , one of those people has been Tracey Little.

What brings you joy? For me it’s riding my mountain bike.

Lately we’ve had lots of clients contact us about refinancing. In fact, we arranged more refinances last month than we did for the whole of last year.

If you’ve been following the news, you may have seen one well-known economist predicting that interest rates are going to rise. At the same time we’ve seen banks dropping their rates.

There’s a bit of confusion about the pros and cons of refinancing home loans.

Cutting costs is a smart move. Cancelling your insurance probably isn’t.

A lot of people believe that insurers will do anything to avoid paying out a claim. They imagine all sorts of traps in the small print, designed to leave you hanging. This has not been my experience.

Imagine putting off a discussion about insurance for years, and then finally getting around to it.