Why remortgage

The simple reason is because it will save you an absolute fortune. Cutting 1% off a £100,000 mortgage will cut your costs by around £80 a month. Remortgaging is the biggest single money-saving activity possible, the financial equivalent of liposuction. Take the plunge and the pounds will slip off straight away.

The reason for a printed guide is because remortgaging is just too large a subject for an online version. It's something you need to sit down, read through and take some time over. After all a mortgage is likely to be your biggest single expense and therefore getting the remortgage right offers the biggest single savings.

Does the credit crunch change anything?

This is the name given to the current phenomena that banks and other big financial institutions are struggling to find money to borrow. As they can't find money to borrow they've less to lend out, which means the cost of debt is increasing, and its availability is decreasing. In other words it's getting more difficult and more expensive to borrow.

The main difference is that where once mortgage companies were fighting for business; now many don't want it. It's tougher to get a new mortgage deal and tougher still to get a very cheap one. This makes it even more important that you follow through the guide to understand how mortgage deals work before trying to find the right one for you.

What about the Credit Crisis?

Everyone has heard about the 'Credit Crisis'- but how will it effect you? People and businesses in countries all round the world are having to tighten their money belts regulate spending, and in some cases people are losing their jobs, businesses and houses