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27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
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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Portfolio landlords seeking a new mortgage or remortgage are being warned of growing personal guarantee risks. Purbeck Insurance Services claims personal guarantee...
21 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad totalled £9.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest analysis from...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...
14 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that intermediary confidence has now recovered to its...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...
07 August 2024
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The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order of £4m against an unauthorised mortgage broker and its associates who exploited vulnerable...
07 August 2024
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The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting from...
07 August 2024
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Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy to let mortgage provider, has launched a two-year, fixed, 80% mortgage product across its standard, HMO...
05 August 2024
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Speculation continues to mount about the likely decision by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee when it debates base rate...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals on house purchases for June were 59,976 according to the Bank of England - down marginally (0.3%) from 60,134...
31 July 2024
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Examples set by the big High Street brands could push more lenders into offering sub-4% rates, predicts independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts. The...
29 July 2024
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Rightmove says the scale of rate cuts being announced by lenders - including the first sub-4% mortgage in many months -...
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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NatWest has announced it will introduce new Airbnb-friendly mortgage terms that embrace home sharing via short lets. And now Airbnb wants...
22 July 2024
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A left-wing academic is suggesting that the new UK Labour government should emulate the US and introduce life-long fixed-rate mortgages. Some 90...
17 July 2024
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More rate cuts are being announced by lenders all the time as they vie for business and anticipate the Bank of...
17 July 2024
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Estate agents’ body Propertymark has issued a report called ‘A Dickensian Legal Process’ exploring why it takes long and longer to...
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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Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...
08 July 2024
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Mortgage Brain’s Mortgage Vision roadshow is back this autumn. The mortgage technology provider is heading to new locations with an expanded line-up...
08 July 2024
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Fewer than half (46%) of potential first-time buyers believe this week’s General Election will improve their buying prospects, despite manifesto pledges. Labour...
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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HSBC has made extensive cuts to rates levied on a vast range of residential and buy to let mortgages, coming into...
26 June 2024
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The significant majority of mortgaged residential properties currently below Energy Performance Certificate band C could achieve band C or above by...
24 June 2024
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There’s been particularly sharp criticism for the Bank of England’s decision at the end of last week to hold base rate...
24 June 2024
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A number of major mortgage lenders have announced rate increases just as the election campaign enters its second half. Barclays has increased...
17 June 2024
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Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in getting a mortgage, new research from Market Financial Solutions...
17 June 2024
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oneyfacts data reveals the average shelf-life of a mortgage has dropped to 15 days, down from 28 days a month prior. Month-on-month...
12 June 2024
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Jersey's mortgage rates have been consistently higher than those in the UK, sparking concern among consumers and prompting our investigation, according...
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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Rightmove says there should be a review of mortgage affordability criteria undertaken by the next government. The portal’s mortgages expert Matt Smith...
05 June 2024
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Despite a more subdued period for the mortgage market, analysis by Moneyfacts shows a handful of lenders pulled higher loan-to-value deals. Last...
05 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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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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LiveMore, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a new up to 100% standalone debt consolidation...
22 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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There was good news over the weekend as rates reductions announced late last week kicked in. Barclays has cut a number of...
20 May 2024
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Interest rates for borrowers have shown mixed signs of both rises and falls over the past six months. Moneyfactscompare has analysed...
13 May 2024
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HSBC has made a slew of changes and increases to its residential and buy to let mortgage products. The bank is introducing...
09 May 2024
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The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order. After rate cuts...
07 May 2024
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Several of the UK’s biggest lenders have raised rates on their mortgage products this week already, as speculation grows that the...
01 May 2024
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Keystone Property Finance has expanded its services by introducing further advances for landlords undergoing product transfers. As part of Keystone’s PT Plus...
29 April 2024
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Lloyd’s pre-tax profits were just £1.6 billion between January and March, down from £2.3 billion for the same period last year. The bank...
29 April 2024
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Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...
24 April 2024
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New Financial Conduct Authority statistics display housing market turbulence over the past two years, raising concerns about buyers and lenders in...
22 April 2024
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Specialist lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to help customers make their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally...
22 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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Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 April 2024
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Monthly payments on some 123,000 home loan accounts were cut in the first eight months of the government’s Mortgage Charter. The...
15 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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New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...
04 April 2024
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Aldermore has signed the Armed Forces Covenant in the presence of two-star Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro and several colleagues who have...
04 April 2024
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Since the start of September 2023, the average two-year fixed rate has fallen from 6.70% to 5.76% and the average five-year...
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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New Mortgage Lenders and Administrators statistics for Q4 2023 paint a very worrying picture of the mortgage market. That’s the view of...
20 March 2024
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Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying. That’s the verdict...
20 March 2024
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There’s been an angry reaction to news that from today - March 18 - Halifax is changing the maximum age allowed...
18 March 2024
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The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...
18 March 2024
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Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
18 March 2024
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The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...
13 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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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...
11 March 2024
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Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...
06 March 2024
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The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
06 March 2024
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Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...
04 March 2024
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Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...
04 March 2024
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The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
04 March 2024
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The Financial Conduct Authority is working with 12 lenders and administrators to probe the interest-only mortgage market. The number of IO and...
28 February 2024
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A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...
28 February 2024
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Halifax moved entirely in the opposite direction to its rivals at the very end of last week, cutting rates instead of...
26 February 2024
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It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...
26 February 2024
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NatWest has made changes to its product ranges for both new business and existing customers. New borrowers can expect a rate increase...
19 February 2024
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Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...
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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There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means that...
14 February 2024
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Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...
14 February 2024
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UK Finance says there were 93,680 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in...
12 February 2024
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Global intelligence company Pepper Advantage, which has a portfolio of over 100,000 UK residential mortgages, says there’s been a dramatic increase...
07 February 2024
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Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...
07 February 2024
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At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...
05 February 2024
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The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...
05 February 2024
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The vast majority of high net worth individuals have faced mortgage rejections and had to accept lower loan-to-value ratios than they...
05 February 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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HM Land Registry says it’s working with mortgage lenders to ensure they will no longer need to chase conveyancers for updates...
22 January 2024
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...
15 January 2024
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The war between rival mortgage lenders continues with Halifax late last week undertaking its second re-price of the year (and it’s...
15 January 2024
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Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...
08 January 2024
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A poll of leading economists for London-focussed business newspaper City AM reveals that some believe a Bank of England base cut...
08 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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Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
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A warning has been given to borrowers and the home owning public by Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy...
27 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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With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...
18 December 2023
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More lenders have green mortgage deals on the market now compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Advice Bureau. Some...
18 December 2023
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Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
18 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...