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![Bank offers preferable rates for landlords with good EPCs](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670635.jpg)
Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![More cuts in lender's buy to let rates as price war goes on](/upload/images/shutterstock_1922797427.jpg)
Landbay has announced a raft of rate reductions across its buy to let product range, with rates falling by as much...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Skipton index shows first time buyer challenges](/upload/images/shutterstock_444952189(1).jpg)
A new lettings market index has been launched by the Skipton Group, parent company of Connells, the country’s largest lettings and...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide joins digital home buying campaign](/upload/images/shutterstock_2273775835.jpg)
Nationwide has joined a year-old campaign to speed up the home buying process through increased digitisation. The society has joined the Open...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb-Friendly Mortgages - campaign underway for more lenders](/upload/images/2%20shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Cash buyer activity reaches decade-high level](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
New research suggests that last year cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the last decade...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let mortgage borrowers are getting younger, data shows](/upload/images/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362.jpg)
The average age of landlords acquiring new rental property with a buy to let mortgage has fallen over the past decade,...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market shows real signs of strength - Zoopla's new figures](/upload/images/5%20shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
Half of all UK homes have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, says Zoopla. This...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Choice booms for landlords and first time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for Labour to create life-long fixed-rate mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Housing market braced for end of first time buyer stamp duty relief](/upload/images/shutterstock_2200645925.jpg)
An estate agency’s research shows a regional breakdown of how the first time buyer market could change if the new government...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Standard Life introduces new EPC scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
UK lender Standard Life Home Finance has announced a new EPC scheme to encourage consumers to make their homes more sustainable. Upon...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders' rate cuts so far this week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
More rate cuts are being announced by lenders all the time as they vie for business and anticipate the Bank of...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let market ‘in good health’ despite some rent falls](/upload/images/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362.jpg)
Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rate cut hopes and housing optimism rise after Labour’s first week](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Unique energy-efficiency mortgage launched by Virgin and Hive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
Virgin Money has launched The Retrofit Boost, a new mortgage product designed to help home owners improve their property’s energy efficiency. The...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand for highest-value London properties on the rise](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Prime London demand climbed in Q2, reversing downward trend seen so far this year The latest Prime London Demand Index by lettings...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders take too long on mortgage offers claims agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Estate agents’ body Propertymark has issued a report called ‘A Dickensian Legal Process’ exploring why it takes long and longer to...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Average first timer mortgage £100 cheaper than a year ago](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
The average five-year fixed mortgage rate is now 4.97%, down from 5.91 % a year ago; and the average two-year fixed...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock as Bank of England advised not to cut rates in August](/upload/images/shutterstock_1011273016.jpg)
One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender enhances flexi range after broker feedback](/upload/images/shutterstock_14446201.jpg)
Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has enhanced its flexible mortgage range, cutting selected rates by up to 30bps and launching new...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boom for low deposit mortgages as shelf-lives increase - Moneyfacts](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
The availability of deals at 95% loan-to-value has risen to its highest point in over two years. Overall, it was the fifth...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial mortgage FinTech bank wins lending accreditation](/upload/images/23%2011%2013%201%20shutterstock_98277620.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Sale idea revived by troubled Metro Bank](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
It appears that Metro Bank has resuscitated a plan to sell much of its mortgage book after being rescued from potential...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buckle Up - two thirds of mortgage business coming in H2](/upload/images/shutterstock_2318414109.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Millions of borrowers clueless about Interest Rates and their debt](/upload/images/shutterstock_2261764233(2).jpg)
More than a quarter of people are in the dark about interest rates and how much they pay, a new survey...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate and Labour Tax worries hit prime property market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2282272973.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Roadshow back in top gear this autumn](/upload/images/shutterstock_760112407.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Buyers Go Green in bid to get Cheaper Mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Almost a quarter of prospective homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rate hitting affordability and hurting market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2367412269(2).jpg)
The Nationwide has calculated that house buyers with mortgages are now pay far above the long term average. The lender, in its...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Approvals Dip - Gross Lending Up](/upload/images/shutterstock_387290161(1).jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Regional Housing Markets muted by high mortgage rates](/upload/images/shutterstock_1911445141(1).jpg)
The Nationwide regional house price indices are produced quarterly, with data for Q2 (the three months up to and incluingJune) showing...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Home Ownership Revolution thanks to election - agency's view](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1).jpg)
The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes this week, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals....
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers sceptical that politicians will improve their chances](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Warning from Bank of England - mortgage payments up for millions](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
Some 3m UK households are to be hit with further increases in mortgage repayments over the next two years, the Bank...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers deterred by over-strict mortgage rules - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1015072978.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Over 18m UK homes need green upgrades says Rightmove](/upload/images/shutterstock_741888556.jpg)
A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage-backed transactions still far below normal](/upload/images/Introducer%20.png)
Mortgage-backed housing sales volumes over the last three months are still some 49% below this time last year. A new analysis by...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest-only mortgage holders show no signs of undue stress](/upload/images/shutterstock_1819794776.jpg)
Data from UK Finance suggests that interest-only mortgage holders are showing no obvious signs of distress despite interest rates remaining high. There...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big banks drop rates and likely to trigger copycat cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
HSBC has made extensive cuts to rates levied on a vast range of residential and buy to let mortgages, coming into...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer mortgage costs soar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender broadens flexible mortgage range for self-employed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Aldermore has expanded its mortgage range to appeal to self-employed contractors operating via a limited company or sole trader, enabling them...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Intermediary claims ground-breaking Eco loan initiative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
Intermediary the Mortgage Advice Bureau claims to be breaking new ground by partnering with Effective Home to transform the landscape of...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Volatile Mortgage Rates hurt the Housing Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Buyers and sellers had to process a series of different numbers starting with five last week. The crucial number was 5.7%. That...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgaged Homes Could Easily Improve Energy Efficiency - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
The significant majority of mortgaged residential properties currently below Energy Performance Certificate band C could achieve band C or above by...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Fixed-Rate Products for buyers of new-build homes](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2003.jpg)
The West Brom - the UK’s seventh largest building society - is now offering a range of fixed rate mortgages to...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sharp Criticism for obstinate Bank of England over rate hold](/upload/images/shutterstock_2189935121(1).jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Lending plummets to 30-month low - but Better To Come](/upload/images/shutterstock_2048038904%20-%20Copy.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Impact - why rates are volatile for mortgages](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Interest rates for borrowers have been volatile over the past six months, despite no change to the Bank of England base...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England slammed for interest rate attack on homeowners](/upload/images/24%2006%2019%20%2001.jpg)
The Bank of England has been sharply criticised for an “attack on homeowners” due to its refusal to cut rates. The Monetary...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Today! Webinar on Starting and Growing a Mortgage Business](/upload/images/24%2006%2019%20%2002.jpg)
HLPartnership, the UK’s largest privately owned mortgage and protection network, is hosting a webinar event today to help entrepreneurs decide whether...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Debt reduces despite Housing Market Bounce-back](/upload/images/24%2006%2019%20%2003.jpg)
Overall, the total value of the UK housing market contracted by 21% in the year to March 2024, on the back...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![High Mortgage Rates and Sluggish Sales Process threaten market](/upload/images/24%2006%2019%20%2004.jpg)
Rightmove reports that the average price of property coming to the market for sale drops by £21 this month to £375,110...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reform UK policies dismissed by mortgage chiefs as 'Truss Mark 2'](/upload/images/24%2006%2019%20%2005.jpg)
Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Higher Mortgage Rates sucking life out of the housing market](/upload/images/240617%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lender blames slow mortgage approvals for gazumping](/upload/images/240617%20%2002.jpg)
Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in getting a mortgage, new research from Market Financial Solutions...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Refurb-To-Let loans target landlords improving properties](/upload/images/240617%20%2003.jpg)
Paragon Bank has launched a new refurb-to-let deal, offering landlords finance to upgrade their properties. The two refurb-to-let products are designed for...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![What’s Happened to Mortgage Rates Since 2010?](/upload/images/240617%20%2004.jpg)
Moneyfacts has analysed the movements in mortgage rates since the Conservatives came to office in 2010. Average two-year fixed mortgage rates fluctuated...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Adverse-Credit BTL mortgage launched to meet broker demand](/upload/images/240617%20%2005.jpg)
Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new non-standard credit buy to let mortgage, following what it calls “significant broker demand.” The BTL...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Shelf Life Halved in just One Month - new figures](/upload/images/240612%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Moans - Watchdog asks why rates are so much higher](/upload/images/240612%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lender returns to 95% mortgage market with new deals](/upload/images/240612%20%2003.jpg)
After a brief absence for what it calls “operational reasons” the Suffolk Building Society has returned to the 95% market with...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for owner occupation is key demand of UK Finance manifesto](/upload/images/240612%20%2004.jpg)
UK Finance has released its financial services manifesto, outlining key priorities the next government should focus on. David Postings, Chief Executive of...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Later life mortgage lending falls, but still casts a shadow over retirement](/upload/images/240612%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates Begin To Fall - will Bank of England follow suit?](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2001.jpg)
The European Central Bank has cut its key deposit rate to 3.75% - so moving faster than the Bank of England...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry sceptical about Labour's Mortgage Guarantee scheme](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![New broker tool launched by The Mortgage Works](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2003.jpg)
The Mortgage Works is launching a new tool that provides brokers with the opportunity to support portfolio landlords. With the buy...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgage platform claims to benefit broker partners](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2004.jpg)
Newcastle for Intermediaries has launched a new mortgage platform for its broker partners. Following the announcement of its new broker website and...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage market will see off General Election instability - expert's view](/upload/images/24%2006%2010%20%2005.jpg)
The mortgage market is resilient enough to endure temporary political uncertainty created by next month’s General Election. That’s the view of Jonathan...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning that interest rates will stay 'higher for longer' this year](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2001.jpg)
Higher-for-longer interest rates are likely to remain for the rest of this year, warns the deVere Group, an independent financial advisory...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for review of mortgage affordability criteria by new government](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lenders start to pull high LTV mortgage products](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide-Virgin mortgage mega-deal probed by CMA](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2004.jpg)
The proposed merger between mortgage and financial service providers Nationwide and Virgin Money is to be investigated by the UK's competition...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates depress mortgage approvals in spring market](/upload/images/24%2006%2005%20%2005.jpg)
Official Bank of England figures shows that net mortgage approvals for house purchases totalled 61,100 in April, little changed from 61,300...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer loan applications soar - now biggest sector of mortgage market](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%201.jpg)
Applications from first time buyers have grown by 33% so far this year with FTBs now making up a higher proportion...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election unlikely to impact property market revival - new figures](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%202.jpg)
Analysis by an estate agency shows that since the 1980s, house prices have climbed by an average of 5.4% in the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Societies' mortgage lending booms ahead of banks](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%204.jpg)
Building societies' mortgage balances grew in the six months between October 2023 and March 2024, when they had declined across the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Period Home premiums and overheads deter buyers - new analysis](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%205.jpg)
An analysis of period property transactions reveals that demand has slumped as low as 39.2% of previous highs because of premiums...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![FinTech invite to brokers to free Mortgage and Rental Masterclass](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2001.jpg)
FinTech company Mortgage Brain has partnered with large scale buy to let lender The Mortgage Works to host a free Mortgage...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for First Time Buyer lending as last-gasp law change approved](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2002.jpg)
The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment Bill) successfully passed its legislative stages as part of the last minute ‘wash up’ of...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![House Buyers not deterred by General Election - Rightmove data](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2003.jpg)
New data from Rightmove reveals that 95% of people planning to move home say the July General Election will not affect...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender opens large-loan mortgage range to all brokers](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2004.jpg)
Dudley Building Society has made its residential large loan mortgage range accessible to all brokers. Up until now, access to the building...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![LRG's financial services division rebranded as part of Mortgage Scout](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2005.jpg)
Leaders. Romans Group, one of the UK's leading property services groups, has rebranded and amalgamated Start Financial Services into Mortgage Scout. Start...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Warning - Rate Cut on Ice and Lending Slows](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Huge rise in Mortgages paid off by borrowers in retirement](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2002.jpg)
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request from a former pensions minister has revealed a significant increase in the proportion of home...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![High Interest Rates push buyers into smaller property purchases](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2003.jpg)
An online agency has analysed current housing market listings to see which types of home are most in demand from England’s...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Digital bank buys out specialist buy to let mortgage lender](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2004.jpg)
UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has completed the acquisition of the buy to let mortgage lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries from...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers stung by high hidden costs when moving home](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2005.jpg)
New research from Compare the Market has revealed that nearly seven in 10 households have been caught out by surprise costs...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![April Mortgages launches Dutch-style house purchase product range](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2001.jpg)
April Mortgages has launched its new unique house purchase mortgage range. Now all registered firms will be able to offer the entire...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Emerging Market Identified - many more first time buyers aged 50-plus](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2002.jpg)
There was a 13% increase in Q1 2024 of 56-65 year-olds searching for their first property compared to the same period...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Painfully slow house buying process may hit transaction volumes - Rightmove](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2003.jpg)
Rightmove is predicting some 1.1m residential transactions this year - but it says the glacial pace of house buying in the...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage adviser deal will help streamline property transactions - claim](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2004.jpg)
Optimus has renewed its long-term partnership with fee-free mortgage adviser London & Country (L&C). Optimus claims that the new contract “will further...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Debt Consolidation Range from lender targets older borrowers](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2005.jpg)
LiveMore, the mortgage lender for people aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a new up to 100% standalone debt consolidation...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![At last! Mortgages market confidence finally recover from Liz Truss disaster](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Good news as High Street borrowers cut rates once again](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage product choices boom with some at 16-year high](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2003.jpg)
Independent mortgage monitor service Moneyfacts says rises to average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have gained pace month-on-month. The overall five-year...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Costs make buying in much of London hugely dearer than renting](/upload/images/24%2005%2020%20%2004.jpg)
Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...