Tag Result: Melanie Bien
Should we feel sorry for trapped second steppers?
Apparently, it’s not just first-time buyers – or the lack of them – that we should b...
For or against: Buy to let’s growth divides the masses
In her first blog for Mortgage Solutions since launching her marketing and PR agency, Bien...
For or against: Buy to let’s growth divides the masses
In her first blog for Mortgage Solutions since launching her marketing and PR agency, Bien...
Melanie Bien quits PF to launch Bien Media
Ex-Independent personal finance editor and finance and property commentator Melanie Bien h...
Smaller lenders step into the spotlight
The number of mortgage products available is often taken as an indicator of the health of ...
The problem with interest rates
The minutes from the August meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) suggest that in...
First-time buyers should not be forgotten in race for landlords
A first glance at the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ latest report suggests that the long-...
Thriving million-pound sector hides devilish funding detail
Hardly a month goes by without someone contacting me as part of some research into the ‘...
Five-year fixed rates below 4% are special in more ways than one
As far as fixed-rate mortgages are concerned, an important psychological barrier is broken...
Banks must share the blame for low demand
Private Finance's Melanie Bien tackles banks for blaming lack of lending on low demand, sa...