It has been awhile since we have heard about the trend of parents assisting their children onto the property ladder. It happens, of course, but there has been less talk about it than in years past. That has all changed recently as there is another growing trend of the Bank of Mum and Dad becoming the route to home ownership for many and it is happening through the help of remortgaging.

The latest data from Rightmove has been released and the month saw the largest June increase since 2015. The record level increases of asking house prices in the housing market have occurred in every region of Great Britain, but there is an expectation that a cooling off of property purchases will be seen in the months ahead. Experts believe that higher asking prices are shutting many out of the market and that the end of the full stamp duty holiday at the end of June will calm motivation to buy.

The housing market has been performing impressively in the midst of a pandemic. It was expected that it would falter and negatively impact the UK economy. However, the pandemic actually motivated buyers to seek out a better pandemic lifestyle home. A home that offered room to work from home, study and learn, workout, and with a possible garden or nearby green spaces. Demand has been so impressive that the average UK house price has reached new high levels month after month.

As the average house price grew by 10.2% in the UK in the twelve months to March, the Bank of England took notice. The March average house price growth was the highest since August 2007. The Bank is now carefully monitoring the housing market boom during the start of pandemic recovery as it could lead to a sustained period of inflation. This in turn could lead to a need to increase the standard base interest rate.

Homeowners are still taking advantage of remortgaging opportunities. According to the latest information from LMS, completions in remortgage lending increased by 17% in April. The LMS Monthly Remortgage Snapshot report showed that demand in remortgaging continues with more than half of homeowners choosing a five year fixed rate deal. 

Remortgage brokers and lenders are competing for the attention of homeowners. That competitive environment puts more options and opportunities on the lending market for borrowers. In simply means that if you are a homeowner looking for the best remortgage, there are plenty of options and opportunities available. Therefore, if you haven’t found your long term, substantial savings, fixed rate deal yet, then you haven’t looked in the right place, because the odds are great it is out there.