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Bank’s new intermediary website is part of product refresh

Sharia-compliant digital bank Nomo - part of Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) - has linked with a...

25 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage shelf-life plummets and lenders hike rate

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

Analysts unsure whether RICS housing market optimism is justified

The latest housing market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows the number of buyers has risen for the...

18 March 2024

From: Breaking News

New analysis shows link between rates and longer mortgage terms

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

From: Breaking News

Brokers’ amazing work honoured by bank’s CEO at awards event

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

From: Breaking News

BTL fixed rates plummet as product choice rises again

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

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

Financial Crime attempts target high numbers of regulated firms

Some 42 per cent of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter say...

28 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage volumes plummet for older borrowers

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

Will stable inflation prompt a rate cut? Or will the Bank stick?

Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...

21 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Two year fixes fall by fastest rate since 2022 - Moneyfacts

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

Specialist lender Cohort Capital hits bridging milestone

After reaching the milestone of £250m in 2022, specialist lender Cohort Capital increased originations by 60 per cent in 2023 to...

19 February 2024

From: Breaking News

UK Finance lobbies government for new Help To Buy and less Stamp Duty

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

From: Breaking News

Worrying rise in mortgage arrears and repossessions - new data

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

From: Breaking News

Falling house prices and big mortgages – three major risks

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...

07 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Finance houses buddy up to provide Sharia-compliant residential loans

Access Financial Services has partnered with Nomo Bank to offer Sharia-compliant property finance for UK rental and residential property. The products address...

07 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Market Bounce drives housing market recovery

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

Vast majority of High Net Worth Individuals suffer mortgage rejections

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

From: Breaking News

New mortgage targets landlords planning ‘light refurbs’ on BTL units

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

24 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgages for Business announces rebrand after 34 years

Mortgages for Business is rebranding to Mortgage Finance Brokers, or MFB. A statement from managing director Gavin Richardson says: “It’s now a...

24 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage defaults jump - and there may be worse to come

Banks are reporting that default rates increased in the final quarter of 2023, albeit more slowly than the quarter before -...

22 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Shock government figure means likely delays to first rate cut

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

22 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Choice of Mortgage Deals on the rise as rates dip

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

Debt crisis hits low earners - arrears rising

A regular financial resilience barometer from a leading consultancy shows that the debt position of the lowest fifth of earners has...

17 January 2024

From: Breaking News

FCA to probe historic mis-selling following public complaints

Three years ago the Financial Conduct Authority banned discretionary commission arrangements in a bid to end the incentive for brokers to...

15 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Demand for Mortgages Soars as rates war draws in applicants

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

From: Breaking News

New Mortgage Platform aims to grab share of growing investor market

Two organisations have joined forces to create a new platform dedicated to providing holiday let mortgages. Holiday Cottage Handbook Financial Services claims...

08 January 2024

From: Breaking News

More Lenders offer Mortgages on Homes hit with Building Safety issues

Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...

03 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Metro Bank NOT selling residential mortgage portfolio after all

Metro Bank says it will not, after all, be selling its residential mortgage portfolio despite widespread industry speculation that it was...

27 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Guidance for Brokers on how to woo Eco-conscious Borrowers

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

Brokers Speak Out - key industry issues for 2024

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

From: Breaking News

2024 - forecasts on lending, buy to let, arrears and possessions

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

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

Two year fixed rate mortgages sub-6%: A housing market boom?

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

18 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Landlords to expand portfolios in 2024 despite huge increase in costs

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

From: Breaking News

Big Rise for 35-year-plus mortgages amongst first time buyers

Some 20 per cent of first time buyers are snapping up mortgages of 35 years or more according to UK Finance. In...

13 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Debt Crisis - a third of people struggling to meet repayments

Approaching a third of people are struggling to meet loan repayments of all kinds because of the cost of living crisis. That’s...

13 December 2023

From: Breaking News

New advisory service seeks to “redefine real estate finance”

Karis Capital is launching as what it calls “a premier real estate debt advisory firm with plans to redefine how developers...

11 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Grinch! No Christmas cheer in Q3 UK Finance sentiment survey

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

From: Breaking News

Mortgage industry’s low LTVs blamed for homes being empty

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

Buyers Increasingly Use Family Inheritance to fund Property Purchase

London accounts for the highest proportion of homebuyers using family inheritance to fund property purchases, according to compliance platform Thirdfort.  Some 18...

06 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Barclays likely to bag Metro Bank mortgage book ‘by year end’

A report on Sky News says talks are underway for Barclays hto acquire the £3 billion mortgage book of the troubled...

04 December 2023

From: Breaking News

FinTech triggers dramatic reduction in mortgage processing time by bank

Shawbrook Bank has seen a dramatic reduction in the time to process buy to let mortgage offers since rewriting legacy software...

20 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Interest Tax Relief must be reinstated - agency boss speaks out

The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...

20 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Bridging Lending Bounces Back in Q3 2023

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

Buy To Let mortgage arrears start to rise

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

13 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Dire borrowing and credit data from Bank of England

There’s been an alarming set of figures in the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit report, which relates to September. Net...

08 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Property data providers to mortgage sector in M&A deal

PriceHubble, a supplier of data solutions for real estate and finance, has acquired WhenFresh, delivering data and decision engines to banks,...

01 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Advisers told to hard sell EPC upgrades to landlords

Jo Breeden, managing director of Crystal Specialist Finance, writes: In his recent speech, the Prime Minister scrapped the proposed changes to EPC...

30 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Boom! Big increase in mortgage choice for investor borrowers

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

Millions of Borrowers Struggle with Mortgage Payments

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

What Next After A Year Of Mortgage Mayhem?

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

04 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Average rate on five-year fixed deal is sub-6% for first time in months

The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...

02 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgages and Climate Change - Bank makes pioneering partnership

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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Bad Timing? New product for landlords committing to EPC improvements

Molo Finance - which says it’s “the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender” - has joined with a PropTech startup to...

25 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage affordability to be hit by council mayhem - claim

Brokers are warning that dramatic council ‘effective bankruptcies’ will increase local residents’ tax bills and so hurt mortgage affordability. This follows the...

20 September 2023

From: Breaking News

One More Rate Rise? Or Is This It For Now?

The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary...

18 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Financial Services Firms set up Landlord Support Body

A body called the Landlord Leaders Community is pledging “to drive positive change for a sustainable and thriving private rented sector.” Set...

13 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Vision Roadshow launches this week

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

From: Breaking News

UK Finance Review shows how borrowers cope with higher rates

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

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

Second big acquisition as Howden Group expansion plans go on

The Howden Group, which acquired leading UK mortgage broker SPF Private Clients last year, is expanding further into the mortgage market...

30 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Will improving economic news trigger a Mortgage War?

There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...

21 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage Market Snapshot: not all bad news

Finance tech company Twenty7tec has produced mortgage market statistics for July 2023 - and it’s not all bad news… July was the...

16 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Absolute Lunacy - mortgage industry responds to latest rate rise

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

From: Breaking News

Brokers and lenders must work closely to avoid disappointing customers

A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 50 per cent of those who have applied for a mortgage...

01 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Reach Out! New public awareness campaign launched by lenders

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

New guidance to help meet Consumer Duty requirements

PMS Mortgage Club, in partnership with compliance experts Bankhall, has rolled out a new support service to help mortgage and protection...

01 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Interest rates WILL go up next week … and maybe after that

There’s general agreement amongst brokers and other finance sector professionals that the Bank of England will next week raise interest rates...

25 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Brokers warn on growing housing market crash fears

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

Consumer Duty - Four Weeks before the Revolution Starts!

We’re now under four weeks away from the start of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty regime. This introduces a new Consumer...

04 July 2023

From: Breaking News

UK Finance reminds lending sector of obligations

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

27 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Will There Be A Housing Crash?

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

13 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Revealed - figures show scale of mortgage deals pull-out

A new analysis by Moneyfactscompare - perhaps still better known by its old name, Moneyfacts - shows precisely how many mortgage...

06 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Returning Homebuyer Show Scotland partners with Mortgage Advice Bureau

Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...

18 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Bridging loan completions up 17.6% to £4.94bn

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

From: Breaking News

Bridging market still buoyant despite turbulence

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

From: Breaking News

Young people more likely to opt for trackers, says Uswitch study

People aged 18-24 are more than twice as likely to choose a tracker mortgage than any other age group Those 55 or...

07 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Finance expert offers spoonful of sugar to mortgage holders

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

07 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Lenders offer brokers some specialist learning to help clients

With many borrowers under the cosh because of the cost of living crisis, lenders are offering brokers a chance to learn...

07 February 2023

From: Breaking News

What is the Bank of England cooking up and what will it taste like?

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...

31 January 2023

From: Breaking News

World Cup boost for housing sector

THE increase in growth announced is a “very welcome” tonic for the housing sector, according to a leading property association. The National...

17 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Hired - new MD for specialist mortgages at Hampshire Trust Bank

Chris Daly has been appointed managing director of Hampshire Trust Bank's specialist mortgages division. Daly was most recently head of origination, real estate finance...

03 November 2022

From: Breaking News

What homeowners want - 78% of homeowners want more energy efficient property

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, revealed that 74% of homeowners determine that the energy efficiency of their home is important. By surveying...

25 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Low trust amongst banking customers as recession looms

During these uncertain economic times, people are extra careful with their money, and to this end, new research reveals that 48%...

25 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Brokers plug into Suros Capitals’ secured bridging as uncertainty grows

Luxury asset short-term lender, Suros Capital, has reportedly been seeing an increase in buoyant new business with its loan book now...

13 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Oh dear! Mortgage payments see second largest increase

Not the best news for the property sector, as the latest research by Revolution Brokers, shows that the monthly cost of...

06 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Devastating hit for homebuyers as mortgage costs climb

As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...

27 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Three quarters of landlords support tenants with the rising cost-of-living

Pressure amongst tenants has been mounting as fuel, household bills, and everyday essentials have hit eye-watering costs. New research by Shawnbrook shows...

20 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed - TAB lends £34m in August

Hertfordshire-based bridging lender TAB completed an impressive £34 million of loans back in August – up from £30 million in June...

20 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed - mortgage costs increase up to 21.5%

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Hours wasted by regulated firms on manual identity checks

Identity checks remain a crucial part of the home moving process, yet new research shows that regulated firms using manual methods...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Brace yourselves! Homeowners need to start winterproofing their homes

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

08 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Pay increase please! £3,500 more needed to keep pace with inflation

A study done by RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed just how much the average person would need to see their pay...

30 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Revealed – dwindling house prices connected to low stock levels

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 1,225 UK homeowners to reveal the biggest worries and concens homeowners...

25 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Everything you need to know about the cost-of-living crisis and your property

Every day on the news we hear more and more about the ever-mounting cost-of-living in the UK, and households are now...

16 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Precise Mortgages offers support to energy efficient landlords

Precise Mortgages, part of the leading specialist leader OSB Group, recently recognised a gap in the market and decided to expand...

02 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Roma Finance strengthens team with multiple appointments and promotions

Roma Finance has been actively growing and expanding its team and now boasts eight new appointments and three promotions following continuous record-breaking...

02 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Mortgage roundup – a month of firsts in the mortgage sphere

This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...

05 July 2022

From: Breaking News

How brokers can help first-time buyers on the affordable mortgage route

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

30 June 2022

From: Breaking News

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