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02 September 2024
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Bridging loan books continued to grow to record levels in the second quarter of 2024, reaching nearly £8.4 billion, according to...
27 August 2024
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A new study by David Wilson Homes reveals over half of Britons are unfamiliar with the stamp duty fee – and...
21 August 2024
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Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad totalled £9.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest analysis from...
19 August 2024
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A monitor of the bridging sector suggests business is growing - mostly because of delays in the mainstream property conveyancing sector,...
14 August 2024
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Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...
07 August 2024
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Lloyds Bank says it expects mortgage rates to remain broadly stable for the short term after the volatility of the past...
29 July 2024
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The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...
24 July 2024
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The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...
15 July 2024
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Atom, a UK app-based bank, has been accredited as a lender by the British Business Bank under the new Growth Guarantee...
10 July 2024
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Brokers can look forward to a strong second half of 2024, according to an industry leader. Rob Jupp, group chief executive at...
08 July 2024
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Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell slightly from 60,800 in April to 60,000 in May, says the Bank of England. Approvals for...
03 July 2024
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New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Landers Association suggests that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis...
01 July 2024
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Total mortgage lending sat at just £50.5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the lowest level seen since interest rates...
24 June 2024
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New figures from UK Finance show a drop off in later life mortgage lending in recent months. There were 28,840 new loans...
12 June 2024
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The industry is sceptical about the effectiveness of Labour’s nw ‘Freedom To Buy’ initiative, which effectively makes the current mortgage guarantee...
10 June 2024
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The Mortgage Works is launching a new tool that provides brokers with the opportunity to support portfolio landlords. With the buy...
10 June 2024
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Building societies' mortgage balances grew in the six months between October 2023 and March 2024, when they had declined across the...
03 June 2024
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FinTech company Mortgage Brain has partnered with large scale buy to let lender The Mortgage Works to host a free Mortgage...
30 May 2024
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The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment Bill) successfully passed its legislative stages as part of the last minute ‘wash up’ of...
30 May 2024
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There’s a warning that the general election campaign will probably mean that the interest rate cuts hoped for in June will...
28 May 2024
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UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has completed the acquisition of the buy to let mortgage lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries from...
28 May 2024
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The latest report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals that intermediary confidence in the industry increased in Q1 2024. Some...
20 May 2024
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UK mortgage lending is forecast to grow just 1.5% (net) in 2024, according to the latest EY ITEM Club Outlook for...
13 May 2024
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A report on there Bloomberg news agency suggests that the Nationwide Building Society is using new technology to identify areas at...
07 May 2024
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Real estate finance and investment business TAB has launched a long-term lending service extending to all stages of a property’s life...
29 April 2024
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Chorley Building Society has extensive enhanced its mortgage range with new products for limited company buy to let investors, holiday lets,...
24 April 2024
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Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...
24 April 2024
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A new report reveals the latest trends in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...
17 April 2024
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There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared...
08 April 2024
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Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...
08 April 2024
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Some of the biggest names in the trade, lending and advisory sectors have produced a report outlining the vast significance that...
27 March 2024
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Leek Building Society has used its annual report and publication of accounts to mount a stout defence of its methodology regarding...
25 March 2024
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Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...
25 March 2024
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Mortgage lender Halifax is imposing a new 70-year age limit on the terms of its home loans for some borrowers. This has...
20 March 2024
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The Cambridge Building Society has re-introduced top slicing on its standard Buy to Let range up to 80 per cent LTV. This...
13 March 2024
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The Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money in a £2.9 billion deal - a rare example of a...
11 March 2024
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April Mortgages has struck a deal for new technology to help it introduce Dutch-style loans into the UK. The new mortgage type...
11 March 2024
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A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
06 March 2024
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The chief executive of a specialist business bank has paid tribute to the ‘amazing work’ carried out by its broker network. Gary...
06 March 2024
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Remortgagers, not buyers, are fuelling the increase in mortgage industry activity. That’s the view of Octane Capital following an analysis of Bank...
28 February 2024
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A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples. Benham and...
21 February 2024
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After reaching the milestone of £250m in 2022, specialist lender Cohort Capital increased originations by 60 per cent in 2023 to...
19 February 2024
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Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has continued its ongoing product development in its Heritage range. The Special 3 product will offer up...
19 February 2024
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
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High street bank Virgin Money UK says there is light at the end of the tunnel for mortgages and the housing...
14 February 2024
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FinTech supplier Mortgage Brain has partnered with HSBC UK to host a free online masterclass on self-employed lending. Taking place on February...
07 February 2024
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There are clear signs the commercial property market is adjusting to today’s high interest rate environment according to specialist lender Together. Its...
05 February 2024
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Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...
31 January 2024
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MPowered Mortgages is changing its lending criteria for Tier 2, high-skilled foreign nationals across its range of products. It says this forms part...
31 January 2024
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The UK's largest building society has slashed its cheapest mortgage rate to an eight-month low and significantly under the Bank of...
29 January 2024
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Banks are reporting that default rates increased in the final quarter of 2023, albeit more slowly than the quarter before -...
22 January 2024
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Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to offer limited companies the ability to remortgage using the digital conveyancing...
17 January 2024
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Property lender Together is holding its third webinar for brokers in its Chalk Live series, offering new educational content along with...
17 January 2024
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A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
10 January 2024
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Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...
03 January 2024
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Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...
20 December 2023
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UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...
20 December 2023
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Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap...
20 December 2023
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Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...
11 December 2023
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Karis Capital is launching as what it calls “a premier real estate debt advisory firm with plans to redefine how developers...
11 December 2023
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There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...
11 December 2023
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Hodge is removing height restrictions from its lending criteria, meaning it will accept applications for mortgages on homes in England that...
06 December 2023
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The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...
29 November 2023
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New data from Legal & General - based on searches to its Ignite platform - suggests a diverse mortgage market during...
22 November 2023
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The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...
15 November 2023
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The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...
13 November 2023
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Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...
13 November 2023
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The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...
08 November 2023
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The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...
08 November 2023
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Molo, which calls itself the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender, has launched a Non-Resident Buy-to-Let Mortgages, unlocking investment opportunities for...
30 October 2023
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A Bank of England report has expressed concern at the number of homeowners - especially young first time buyers - taking...
18 October 2023
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Analysts suggest that mortgage lending is likely to fall over the rest of 2023 with both demand and supply dropping thanks...
16 October 2023
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Atom bank has announced a partnership with climate tech business Kamma to give “an unparalleled view on both the physical and...
02 October 2023
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This week sees the start of Mortgage Vision, the free regional mortgage industry roadshow. Now in its 15th year, Mortgage Vision opens...
11 September 2023
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UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...
06 September 2023
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A study of 7,000 people by a specialist predicts the UK specialist residential mortgage market will treble to £16 billion by...
04 September 2023
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There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...
28 August 2023
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A financial service trading statement by a major player this week highlights the issues facing the industry. LSL is one of the...
08 August 2023
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Beverley Building Society has entered the buy to let market with two new products. Its variable rate BTL for UK customers is...
08 August 2023
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The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...
08 August 2023
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Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...
11 July 2023
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Legal & General has launch a refreshed version of its mortgage research and sourcing platform, Legal & General Ignite. The upgraded platform...
11 July 2023
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Nearly half of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they write to increase in the next...
04 July 2023
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Companies representing some 85 per cent of all mortgage lending have signed up to a new charter. The lenders claims they have...
04 July 2023
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Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...
27 June 2023
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Nationwide Building Society has returned to lending at 95 per cent loan to value on non-new build flats. The society reduced its...
13 June 2023
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The latest market analysis by bridging finance specialists, Apex Bridging, has shown that £4.94bn was lent via bridging loan completions in...
18 April 2023
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SHW has announced that it has promoted two of its Directors to Partner level, taking its Partner total to 25. Gemma Quinn...
04 April 2023
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Despite the recent economic turbulence, the bridging market has seen more requests for fast, short-term finance. This type of finance provides certainty...
28 March 2023
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Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...
07 March 2023
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The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
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Tandem Bank today launched its residential purchase proposition. The move comes earlier than expected, following the market’s positive reaction to how it...
07 February 2023
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The Mortgage Lender has announced rate cuts across its entire residential range, including purchasing and re-mortgaging products. The specialist lender’s rate reductions...
24 January 2023
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Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...
24 January 2023
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A possible surge in defaults due to economic headwinds should result in lenders reviewing their loan books and underlying security, according...
24 January 2023
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Revolution Brokers claim that bridging loan lending has increased by nearly 50% since the Bank of England base rates began rising...
29 November 2022
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Property lending experts, Octane Capital, claim the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase by 12%. That would mean the industry...
18 October 2022
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The FinTech mortgage lender using AI to simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, MPowered Mortgages, has recently expanded its...