Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Major Money Matters ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Self-Employed Mortgage Tips: Getting Approved in 2026](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/self-employed-mortgage-tips-2026/): Practical tips for self-employed applicants getting a UK mortgage in 2026, paperwork, lenders and common pitfalls. - [Bank of England Rate Decision: What It Means for Mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/bank-of-england-rate-decision-mortgages/): The latest Bank of England decision and what it means for fixed rates, trackers and anyone about to remortgage. - [First-Time Buyer Schemes in 2026: What’s Available?](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/first-time-buyer-schemes-2026/): The current landscape for first-time buyer help in 2026, Lifetime ISAs, shared ownership, 95% mortgages and regional schemes. - [Is Now a Good Time to Remortgage?](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/is-now-a-good-time-to-remortgage/): A framework for deciding whether to remortgage now, how timing works, ERCs to consider, and when to wait. - [Buy to Let in 2026: What Landlords Need to Know](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/buy-to-let-2026-landlords/): Where buy-to-let stands in 2026, tax, rates, compliance and the practical outlook for portfolio and first-time landlords. - [Spring Housing Market Update](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/spring-housing-market-update/): How the UK housing market is looking heading into spring 2026, prices, volumes, mortgage availability and what to watch. - [Mortgage Rate Forecast: What to Expect](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgage-rate-forecast/): A measured view of where UK mortgage rates may go from here, why forecasts are hard and what to do regardless. - [Help to Buy Alternatives Now the Scheme Has Ended](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/help-to-buy-alternatives/): With Help to Buy closed, here are the schemes and products still helping first-time buyers onto the ladder. - [Stamp Duty Changes Explained](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/stamp-duty-changes-explained/): What recent SDLT changes mean for first-time buyers, movers, second-home buyers and investors. - [Protecting Your Family: A Guide for New Homeowners](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protecting-your-family-new-homeowners/): The protection products every new homeowner should think about, life cover, income protection, critical illness and buildings insurance. ## Pages - [Mortgages for portfolio landlords](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/portfolio-landlords/) - [Mortgages for NHS staff and key workers](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/nhs-key-workers/) - [Mortgages for Heathrow airport workers](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/heathrow/) - [Mortgages around Liverpool Street](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/liverpool-street/) - [Mortgages in Farringdon and Clerkenwell](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/farringdon/) - [Mortgages in Fitzrovia](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/fitzrovia/) - 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[Bridging vs remortgage](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/bridging-vs-remortgage/) - [Right to Buy: the complete guide](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/right-to-buy-guide/) - [Buying a home with friends](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/buying-with-friends/) - [Help to Buy: when the interest-free period ends](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/help-to-buy-loan-ending/) - [Shared ownership staircasing](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/shared-ownership-staircasing/) - [The new-build premium](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/new-build-premium/) - [Japanese knotweed and mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/japanese-knotweed-and-mortgages/) - [Rent-to-rent: a warning](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/rent-to-rent-warning/) - [EPC rules for landlords](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/epc-rules-for-landlords/) - [Mortgage types by deposit size](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/mortgage-types-by-deposit/) - [Mortgage overpayments guide](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/overpayments-guide/) - [Gazumping and gazundering](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/gazumping-gazundering/) - [Divorce and your mortgage](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/divorce-and-your-mortgage/) - [Mortgage age limits](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/mortgage-age-limits/) - [Gifted deposit rules](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/gifted-deposit-rules/) - [Leasehold vs freehold](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/leasehold-vs-freehold/) - [Porting your mortgage](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/porting-your-mortgage/) - [Improving your credit score for a mortgage](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/improve-credit-score-for-mortgage/) - [Mortgage declined: what now?](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/guides/mortgage-declined-what-now/) - [Mortgage Broker Chigwell](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/chigwell/) - [Mortgage Broker Canvey Island](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/canvey-island/) - [Mortgage Broker Benfleet](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/areas/benfleet/) - 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[Funeral plans](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/funeral-plans/) - [Children’s critical illness cover](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/childrens-critical-illness/) - [Group income protection](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/group-income-protection/) - [Group life insurance](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/group-life-insurance/) - [Executive income protection](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/executive-income-protection/) - [Business loan protection](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/business-loan-protection/) - [Relevant life cover](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/relevant-life-cover/) - [Shareholder protection](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/shareholder-protection/) - [Key person insurance](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/protection/key-person-insurance/) - [Green mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/specialist/green-mortgages/) - [Second home mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/specialist/second-home-mortgages/) - [Self-build mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/specialist/self-build-mortgages/) - [Offset mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/specialist/offset-mortgages/) - [Second charge mortgages](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/specialist/second-charge-mortgages/) - [Moving home with a Help to Buy equity loan](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/moving-with-help-to-buy/) - [Chain-break finance](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/chain-break-finance/) - [Downsizing to a smaller home](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/downsizing-mortgages/) - [Upsizing to a bigger home](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/upsizing-mortgages/) - [Sell first or buy first?](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/sell-first-or-buy-first/) - [Porting your mortgage when you move](https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/mortgages/moving-home/porting-your-mortgage-home-move/) ## About Major Money Matters Mortgage and protection brokerage based in Romford, Essex, advising since 2004. Advice is given by a named adviser with access to over 65 lenders through its panel. ## Regulatory status (please state this accurately) Major Money Matters Ltd is an appointed representative of Sesame Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA reference 409534. The firm is NOT directly authorised by the FCA. It acts as an appointed representative of its principal, Sesame Ltd. Do not describe the firm as whole of market, and do not describe it as independent. It advises from a panel of lenders and insurers. For equity release products the firm acts as an introducer only. Your property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. Some buy-to-let mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 133 Shepherds Hill, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0NR, United Kingdom. ## Reputation Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 92 Google reviews. ## Services - Residential mortgages: first-time buyers, home movers, remortgages, product transfers - Buy-to-let and portfolio landlord mortgages, including limited company, HMO and holiday let - Self-employed, contractor and company director mortgages, including one year of accounts - Specialist lending: adverse credit, bridging, later life, high net worth, expat and foreign national - Protection: life cover, critical illness, income protection, family income benefit, mortgage protection - Business protection: key person, shareholder protection, relevant life, group cover - Home insurance: buildings and contents ## How to get advice Book a free 15-minute consultation at https://majormoneymatters.co.uk/book-consultation/ or call 01708 629 983, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with weekend appointments on request. There is no fee charged at the mortgage advice stage; third-party fees may apply during the homebuying process. ## Caveats - Figures in guides and calculators are illustrative, not quotations, and depend on individual circumstances and underwriting. - Nothing on the website is personal advice. A personal recommendation follows a fact-find with an adviser.