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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...

The availability of deals at 95% loan-to-value has risen to its highest point in over two years.  Overall, it was the fifth...

Moneyfacts has analysed the movements in mortgage rates since the Conservatives came to office in 2010. Average two-year fixed mortgage rates fluctuated...

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...

The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order.  After rate cuts...

Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...

The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...

The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...

Global credit intelligence provider Pepper Advantage, which has a 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, says arrears in this country have seen...

The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or...

The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...

Mortgage approvals rose by just over three per cent from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May according to new Bank...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company with over $60 billion in assets under management, has published a gloomy report on...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...

A leading analyst is warning that a remortgage nightmare lies await in the second half of 2023. Sarah Coles of business consultancy...

Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...

Mortgage rates in the UK have risen significantly during 2022, which appears to have proven an issue for homeowners hoping to switch...

With a raft of new schemes coming to market ahead of the end of Help to Buy, questions are being asked...

Limited housing stock is seeing one in 10 homes (11%) get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market –...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely due to experience some difficulties being approved for loans. It was stated...

As a direct result of the rising cost of living, over half (57%) of Brits are already struggling financially, or expect...

With the interest rate rising from 0.25% to 0.5%, Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, shares his top tips homeowners...

With the Bank of England raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years, Brian Murphy, head of lending...

More customers than ever are opting for an initial fixed period of five years or more when choosing a mortgage, according...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

Yorkshire Building Society has seen a surge in fixed rate mortgage applications from borrowers ahead of a potential Bank of England...

A new mortgage calculator is to allow prospective buyers considering shared ownership to work out the total cost of purchasing a...

The cost of fixed rate mortgages is set to plummet as lenders rush to meet 2015 lending targets. London estate agent Portico.com...

The current mortgage price war will not last forever, mortgage lenders have warned. Lenders taking part in a panel debate at the...

Repossession rates have fallen to another new low but brokers warn that will quickly reverse when interest rates finally start rising. Repossessions...

Official figures showing GDP rose a robust 0.7% in the second quarter will add to pressure on the Bank of England...

Brokers have welcomed new official figures showing that house prices in England and Wales are within a whisker of their all-time high. House...