Posts Tagged ‘Bank of Scotland’
Bank of Scotland launches mortgage gift site
Bank of Scotland is offering first-time buyers, home movers and those who switch from another lender £500 to spend on a new online Mortgage Gift site as part of its latest mortgage campaign. Graham Blair, mortgage director at Bank of Scotland, said: “We are always thinking of new ways to make life easier for our…
Read MoreBig savings if willing to commute just 30 mins into Edinburgh or Glasgow according to Bank of Scotland
Rail commuters to Scotland’s two biggest cities are typically financially better off catching the train into the city than living close to their place of work, according to new research by Bank of Scotland. House prices for homeowners living 30 minutes outside of Edinburgh are 36% lower (£86,371) on average, for those living 30 minutes…
Read MoreThose living in Mid-Scotland are the happiest people in Scotland according to Bank of Scotland
The latest Happiness Index from Bank of Scotland shows those living in Mid-Scotland are the happiest people in Scotland: The Happiness Index looks at how happy Scots are in the communities in which they live and this year shows that the people of Scotland are 12% happier than when the Happiness Index began in 2015,…
Read MoreHome affordability in Scottish cities is on average, now at its worst level since 2009.
Recent press release from the Bank of Scotland headlined ‘Home affordability deteriorates for fourth year in Scotland’s cities’ According to the latest Bank of Scotland Affordable Cities review, home affordability in Scottish cities is, on average, now at its worst level since 2009 and is slightly worse than in Scotland as whole. Graham Blair, Mortgage…
Read MoreMortgage affordability comes out best in Scotland for Q4 2016 says Bank of Scotland
In the latest Bank of Scotland Affordability Review which tracks mortgage affordability for homeowners across Scotland, they state that the proportion of disposable earnings devoted to mortgage payments, for both first time buyers and homemovers in the UK in quarter four (Q4) of 2016 was lowest in Scotland, mortgage payments were 19.8% of disposable earnings,…
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