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Arranging a mortgage can be a complicated process. To help, we have put together some useful guides and articles, to give you some background information and know how.

And when you are ready, our advisers will be happy to help arrange your mortgage.

GUIDES

INTRODUCTION TO MORTGAGES

FIRST TIME BUYER MORTGAGE GUIDE

REMORTGAGE GUIDE

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGING LOANS

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE (SPV) LTD CO’s

SA302 TAX CALCULATION

MORTGAGES & DIVORCE

BUY TO LET GUIDE

HOLIDAY LET GUIDE

SECOND HOME GUIDE

GUIDE TO SELF EMPLOYED MORTGAGES

GUIDE TO AUCTION FINANCE

TRANSFER OF EQUITY EXPLAINED

GUIDE TO HOLIDAY LETTING

GUIDE TO SPV MORTGAGES

MORTGAGE BASICS

FIXED RATE MORTGAGES

TRACKER MORTGAGES

VARIABLE RATE MORTGAGES

JARGON BUSTER

LOAN TO VALUE (LTV)

REPAYMENT MORTGAGES

INTEREST ONLY MORTGAGES

PART AND PART MORTGAGES

PROPERTY SURVEYS

STAMP DUTY LAND TAX (SDLT)

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES (EPC)

EARLY REPAYMENT CHARGES (ERC)

ARTICLES

When an Old Outbuilding Changed Everything: A Restricted Holiday Let Remortgage
From Home to Holiday Let: How a Lease Check Saved a Coastal Flat Application
When the Lender Finds Out: How a Title Check Stopped a Costly Holiday Let Application
Can I Airbnb My Home? Turning a Mortgaged Property into a Holiday Let
Case Study: Holiday Let Flat Above a Café, Declined by a Bank and Placed with a Specialist Lender
Case Study: Mixed-Use Commercial Purchase of a Let Shop and Holiday Let Flat on One Title
Holiday Let Flat Above a Shop: How to Get a Mortgage
Side Hustles and the Bank of Mum and Dad: How First-Time Buyers Are Getting on the Ladder
First Time Buyer ISA: what we know so far
Rental Income Tax Rises Again: What the 2026 Budget Means for Landlords
Case Study: Live/Work Holiday Let Purchase
Raising Money to Pay a Tax Bill: Why Lenders Say No, and How a Second Charge Can Help
Settling an HMRC Liability on a New Holiday Let: The Case for a Second Charge Bridge
Is the Property You Intend to Buy Suitable for a Holiday Let?
How to Choose a Mortgage Broker: What to Look For
Remortgaging Through the Q3 Repricing Wave with One Year of Self-Employed Accounts
Remortgage Activity Surges in Q3: What It Means If Your Deal Is Ending
Start With the End: Why Your Exit Plan Comes First in Development Finance
Buying a Holiday Let? Why a Second Charge Could Help You Borrow More
Bridging In, Mortgaging Out: A Scottish Holiday Let Refurbishment
How to Improve Your Credit Score Before Applying for a Mortgage
Awaab’s Law and the Private Rented Sector
Case Study: Keeping and Letting a UK Home After a Move to Australia
Should I Fix My Mortgage Now? Making Sense of a Market That Keeps Changing Its Mind
Moving Abroad but Keeping Your UK Home: Why Timing Matters for an Expat Buy to Let
Mixed-Use Purchase – Farmhouse with Ancillary Accommodation and Holiday Let
Making Sure You Have Enough Lender Choice
Adverse Credit Mortgage Sales Hit Their Highest Level Since 2008: What It Means for Borrowers
Your First Home: New Government Scheme Could Help First-Time Buyers Onto the Ladder With Just a 2.5% Deposit
Clearing the Loan on Your Retirement Holiday Let – A Plan That Holds Even in a Flat Market
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Nicholas Thompson

Wimbledon
Fantastic service from Mark and Rachel. Highly recommended

Richard Peel

The mortgage on our holiday let flat completed last week. Thank you both for your help with this, I appreciate all your efforts.

Wayne

Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21
It’s great news. Many thanks for everything and your service as always. Will be back in touch when we next need your help.

Dean

Mitcham London CR4
I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to you and the team at Drake for the exceptional service and attention to detail in helping secure mortgages for both of my children in the last three months. I have had numerous experiences with mortgage brokers, but none as good as you.

Duncan H

West Kingsdown

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