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![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![Interest Rate impact on Mortgages - a six month analysis](/upload/images/24%2005%2013%20%2003.jpg)
Interest rates for borrowers have shown mixed signs of both rises and falls over the past six months. Moneyfactscompare has analysed...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brokers can educate young borrowers on eco-improvements - claim](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2005.png)
Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stark figures show mortgage repayment burden for borrowers](/upload/images/24%2005%2007%20%2004.jpg)
Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages target borrowers with CCJs and defaults](/upload/images/24%2005%2001%20%2001.jpg)
Aldermore is reintroducing a broader range of mortgages for owner occupiers. The lender says it wants to support often “overlooked customers” with...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New loan covers lifecycle of property, not just purchase](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Popular lenders change rates and products for landlords](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Shock as major mortgage lenders increase rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2001.jpg)
Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the latest trends in UK lending and borrowing](/upload/images/24%2004%2017%20%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Over 120,000 borrowers slash payments via Mortgage Charter](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2004.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Good News of Approvals from the Bank of England](/upload/images/24%2004%2008%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![How Much Will Mortgage Rates Affect The Housing Market?](/upload/images/240404%20%2001%20by%20Tom%20Bill.jpg)
Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jury’s Out - Is the YBS 99% mortgage a good idea?](/upload/images/240402%20%2001.jpg)
Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England Base Rate Cut - when will it happen?](/upload/images/240402%20%2002.jpg)
The Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prominent whole-of-market broker signs extended FinTech deal](/upload/images/240402%20%2003.jpg)
FinTech company Mortgage Brain has struck a strategic partnership with SPF Private Clients, a whole-of-market mortgage broker. The deal caters for a...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Reforms urged to boost Home Ownership](/upload/images/240327%20%2005.jpg)
A think tank is urging the UK government to initiate mortgage market reforms to promote higher home ownership. The Social Market Foundation...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rates Continue to Fluctuate Across Mortgage Sectors](/upload/images/240325%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Wealth manager launches attack on Halifax’s age limit U-turn](/upload/images/24%2003%2020%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Growing Mortgage Arrears set off alarm bells for leading analyst](/upload/images/24%2003%2020%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Tide Is Turning: fewer people worried about mortgage repayment costs](/upload/images/24%2003%2020%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Outrage at “shameful” Halifax move to cut maximum age on some products](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2001.jpg)
There’s been an angry reaction to news that from today - March 18 - Halifax is changing the maximum age allowed...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage shelf-life plummets and lenders hike rate](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Tech-boost for Dutch-style mortgage provider entering the market](/upload/images/240311%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Agents impatient with mortgage lenders despite better news on sales](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Building society bans mortgages on holiday let properties](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Experts slam lenders for ultra-short notice repricing of mortgage products](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![BTL fixed rates plummet as product choice rises again](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2003.jpg)
The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Innovative new trackers aim at buy to let and development investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2004.jpg)
Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a limited edition two year discounted Flex tracker across its buy to let and semi-commercial offerings....
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![FCA launches working group to probe interest-only mortgages](/upload/images/24%2002%2028%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Most Rates Up Again - optimism plummets amongst brokers and analysts](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty’s damage to borrowers exposed by building society](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2003.jpg)
The true cost of stamp duty is two thirds greater than the tax itself because it obliges buyers to spend far...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage volumes plummet for older borrowers](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%2005.jpg)
There were 29,060 new mortgages taken out by older borrowers over 55 in the last three months of 2023 - down...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![NatWest rates up and plenty of others to follow - warning](/upload/images/24%2002%2019%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Two year fixes fall by fastest rate since 2022 - Moneyfacts](/upload/images/24%2002%2019%20%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Higher LTVs for borrowers aged 70 and 80, says Pure Retirement](/upload/images/24%2002%2019%20%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Revolutionary new mortgage product sees rates fall as LTV improves](/upload/images/240212%2001.jpg)
There’s been widespread speculation that the UK is just weeks away from seeing the launch of a Dutch mortgage product with...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender’s internal data reveals shocking fast-growing arrears](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Free Teach-In for brokers expanding into Self-Employed Lending](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Market Bounce drives housing market recovery](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Growing interest in longer-term mortgages - but borrowers pay dearly…](/upload/images/24%2001%2029%2004.jpg)
The number of mortgages with over 30-year terms sold to UK borrowers jumped 13 per cent in the year to end...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Choice of Mortgage Deals on the rise as rates dip](/upload/images/24%2001%2017%2001.jpg)
The UK’s residential mortgage market has started 2024 with the biggest choice of products for prospective borrowers in over 15 years. A...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Swap Rate falls trigger speculation of early 2024 rate cut](/upload/images/23%2012%2027%201.jpg)
Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building Societies warn on mortgages: “We’re not out of the woods yet”](/upload/images/23%2012%2027%203.jpg)
A warning has been given to borrowers and the home owning public by Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Guidance for Brokers on how to woo Eco-conscious Borrowers](/upload/images/23%2012%2027%204.jpg)
Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![2024 - forecasts on lending, buy to let, arrears and possessions](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%202.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Alarm Bells Ring as mortgage arrears shoot upwards](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%204.jpg)
The Bank of England says there was £18.8 billion of mortgage borrowing in arrears in the third quarter of this year. That’s...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rates - year ends on optimistic note as brokers hope for better 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%202.jpg)
With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage industry’s low LTVs blamed for homes being empty](/upload/images/23%2012%2006%2001.jpg)
Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cost of living crisis triggers wildly diverse Mortgage product demand](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2022%203.jpg/2023%2011%2022%203__400x267.jpg)
New data from Legal & General - based on searches to its Ignite platform - suggests a diverse mortgage market during...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s War - Lenders compete on price as sub-4% rates look likely](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%201.jpg/2023%2011%2020%201__400x267.jpg)
Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender warns rates must drop further and faster to boost housing market](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2020%204.jpg/2023%2011%2020%204__399x210.jpg)
The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bridging Lending Bounces Back in Q3 2023](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%203%20shutterstock_244903099.jpg/23%2011%2013%203%20shutterstock_244903099__400x267.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Brokers’ advice crucial for first time buyers says new report](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%202.jpg/23%2011%2008%202__400x267.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage arrears soar in UK according to global credit service](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2006%202.jpg/23%2011%2006%202__399x266.jpg)
Global credit intelligence provider Pepper Advantage, which has a 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, says arrears in this country have seen...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Guarantee Extension in package of first time buyer help](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2030%203.jpg/23%2010%2030%203__400x267.jpg)
A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Innovative buy to let mortgage product launched by digital lender](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2030%204.jpg/23%2010%2030%204__400x267.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Interest Only - another surge in demand online](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2025%2001.jpg/23%2010%2025%2001__400x291.jpg)
Searches for interest-only mortgages rose a hefty 51 per cent in the past month as buyers seek to improve affordability. Research data...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax Heads Cluster of Lenders Scrambling for Business](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2023%2001.jpg/23%2010%2023%2001__400x300.jpg)
A host of lenders have announced cuts to their rates in recent days, with Halifax arguably the most significant. It’s launched three-year...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Mortgage Market Booms - new analysis](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2018%2002.jpg/23%2010%2018%2002__400x267.jpg)
A new analysis of the UK’s buy to let mortgage market shows just how much it’s grown over the past decade,...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Skipton in “unprecedented move” to shake up residential mortgages](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2001.jpg/23%2010%2016%2001__400x267.jpg)
Skipton Building Society has made what some brokers call an “unprecedented move” by offering rates for existing borrowers switching products starting...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boom! Big increase in mortgage choice for investor borrowers](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2016%2003.jpg/23%2010%2016%2003__400x254.jpg)
The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Borrowers Show Low Level Of Understanding Their Debt - survey](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2011%2002%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2011%2002%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
A depressing 64 per cent of people have taken out a mortgage or personal loan without fully understanding how it works,...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![State of the art Mortgage Originations system launched](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2010%2009%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/23%2010%2009%2004%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x267.jpg)
Target Group is officially launching the Mortgage Hub, its state-of-the-art mortgage originations system. Over two years in development, Target claims it is...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Millions of Borrowers Struggle with Mortgage Payments](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge Increase in Three Year Fixed Mortgage Products](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The number of three-year fixed mortgage products available from lenders has been rising over the last few months as borrowers coming...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Terrifying’ leap in mortgage arrears](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2018%203.jpg/23%2009%2018%203__400x267.jpg)
Mortgage arrears in the UK jumped by almost a third between April and June compared with the same period last year,...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spike in Demand for Interest Only due to Mortgage Charter](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2013%201.jpg/23%2009%2013%201__400x300.jpg)
Data from mortgage research and sourcing platform Legal & General Ignite reveals a significant spike in searches for Interest Only products...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Four in 10 borrowers will be retired when their mortgages mature](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2013%203.jpg/23%2009%2013%203__400x254.jpg)
Equifax data has found that 41 per cent of live mortgages in the UK are held by customers who will be...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK Finance Review shows how borrowers cope with higher rates](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2006%203%20UK%20Finance%20Review%20shows%20how%20borrowers%20cope%20with%20higher%20rates%20.jpg/23%2009%2006%203%20UK%20Finance%20Review%20shows%20how%20borrowers%20cope%20with%20higher%20rates%20__400x400.jpg)
UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Approvals Take A Dive, admits Bank of England](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2004%201%20Mortgage%20Approvals%20Take%20A%20Dive%2C%20admits%20Bank%20of%20England.jpg/23%2009%2004%201%20Mortgage%20Approvals%20Take%20A%20Dive%2C%20admits%20Bank%20of%20England__400x267.jpg)
The Bank of England says net mortgage approvals decreased from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July, although approvals for remortgaging slightly increased...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Specialist lender calls for drastic rethink of mainstream mortgage market](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2004%203%20Specialist%20lender%20calls%20for%20drastic%20rethink%20of%20mainstream%20mortgage%20market%20.jpg/23%2009%2004%203%20Specialist%20lender%20calls%20for%20drastic%20rethink%20of%20mainstream%20mortgage%20market%20__400x226.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![LendInvest launches products to Legal and General Mortgage Club](/upload/images/23%2008%2030%203%20LendInvest%20launches%20products%20to%20Legal%20and%20General%20Mortgage%20Club.png)
Legal and General Mortgage Club members will now be able to access LendInvest's new Residential Mortgages range, as well as its...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Borrowers switch to lump-sum repayments and fixed rate products](/upload/images/23%2008%2023%201%20%20Compliance-2-400x310.png)
UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Mayhem Subsiding - Low Level Of Worry Amongst Borrowers](/upload/images/23%2008%2023%203%20AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A survey by property portal OnTheMarket suggests that only six per cent of home movers are concerned in any way about...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest Only mortgages plummet but FCA warns on complacency](/upload/images/23%2008%2021%203%20Housing_Market-400x310.png)
The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found. The fall...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Huge Rise in Popularity of 35 Year Mortgages - new figures](/upload/images/3%20HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
New Freedom of Information data from the FCA - gathered by Quilter, the wealth manager and financial adviser - reveals that...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Reach Out! New public awareness campaign launched by lenders](/upload/images/4%20WomanSavingMoney_400x310.png)
From this week the banking and finance industry’s Reach Out campaign will be seen across out-of-home advertising, radio, print and digital,...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Broker searches for interest-free mortgages soar](/upload/images/2%20HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Legal & General’s new Ignite platform has seen a rise of 53 per cent in one month for broker searches for...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Relief - UK banks can withstand the next economic crisis](/upload/images/3%20BankofEngland_4-400x310.png)
The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New bid to help self-employed mortgage applications win approval](/upload/images/5%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Saffron for Intermediaries has launched a campaign to help and support broker partners get more self-employed mortgage applications approved first time...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers warn on growing housing market crash fears](/upload/images/1%20HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage costs not deterring housing market - at least not yet](/upload/images/4%20Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...