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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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![High Street lenders: Most hike rates, one reduces them](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2001.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Mutual cuts rates twice in a week, against the trend](/upload/images/24%2005%2007%20%2002.jpg)
The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order. After rate cuts...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![All change - more rate and product changes from major lenders](/upload/images/24%2005%2001%20%2003.jpg)
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
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
![Lloyds and Barclays profits drop as mortgage competition surges](/upload/images/24%2004%2029%20%2005.jpg)
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
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
![Credit Set to be More Selective as lenders’ worries rise - new stats](/upload/images/240422%20%2004.jpg)
New Financial Conduct Authority statistics display housing market turbulence over the past two years, raising concerns about buyers and lenders in...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender drives energy efficiency with new tech partnership](/upload/images/240422%20%2005.png)
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
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
![Top Three Lenders invest in improved house buying process](/upload/images/24%2004%2015%20%20%2002.jpg)
Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...
15 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
![Buy To Let Crisis - lending plummets and arrears soar](/upload/images/24%2004%2008%20%2001.jpg)
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
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
![Down-valuations biting hard across Britain](/upload/images/240404%20%2002.jpg)
New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lender shows its active support for Armed Service Personnel](/upload/images/240404%20%2005.jpg)
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
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
![Many landlords to end fixed-rate deals soon, says lender](/upload/images/24%2003%2018%20%2005.jpg)
Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![New analysis shows link between rates and longer mortgage terms](/upload/images/240313%2003.jpg)
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
![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
![IMLA accuses Hunt of “sop” in Budget that does nothing for rental sector](/upload/images/240311%2005.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Budget Day - Rightmove pours cold water on 99% mortgage idea](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2001.jpg)
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
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
![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
![Was Halifax rate reduction just a cynical marketing ploy?](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2002.jpg)
Last week Halifax - previously an outlier amongst major lenders - announced it was raising rates, following the likes of Santander,...
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
![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
![Lender says first time buyers lean heavily on families to bag first mortgage](/upload/images/24%2002%2028%20%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Halifax throws “a massive mortgage curveball” defying rivals](/upload/images/24%2002%2026%20%2001.jpg)
Halifax moved entirely in the opposite direction to its rivals at the very end of last week, cutting rates instead of...
26 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
![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
![It’s Back! Confidence returns to the mortgage market says IMLA](/upload/images/240214%2001.jpg)
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers aged 50-plus “one of fastest growing sectors”](/upload/images/240214%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![UK Finance lobbies government for new Help To Buy and less Stamp Duty](/upload/images/240214%2004.jpg)
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](/upload/images/240212%2004.jpg)
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
![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
![Falling house prices and big mortgages – three major risks](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2003.jpg)
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
![Nationwide’s shock rate rise may not be the only one - warning](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2001.jpg)
At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...
05 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
![Vast majority of High Net Worth Individuals suffer mortgage rejections](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2004.jpg)
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
![Mortgage defaults jump - and there may be worse to come](/upload/images/24%2001%2022%2001.jpg)
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
![No more progress chasing for lenders, pledges HM Land Registry](/upload/images/24%2001%2022%2004.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England chief warns of ‘future shocks’ derailing recovery](/upload/images/24%2001%2015%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lenders sacrifice profits for volume as rates fall yet again](/upload/images/24%2001%2015%2003.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Demand for Mortgages Soars as rates war draws in applicants](/upload/images/24%2001%2008%2001.jpg)
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
![Bank of England Will Cut Rates sooner rather than later, say experts](/upload/images/24%2001%2008%2002.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![More Lenders offer Mortgages on Homes hit with Building Safety issues](/upload/images/24%2001%2003%20%2005.jpg)
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
![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
![Falling swap rates indicate lower mortgage rates - eventually](/upload/images/23%2012%2020%203.jpg)
Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap...
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
![Going Green - more eco-mortgages on the market now than a year ago](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%203.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Landlords to expand portfolios in 2024 despite huge increase in costs](/upload/images/23%2012%2018%205.jpg)
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
![Saga launches mortgage service in bid to be ‘over 50s one stop shop’](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%201.jpg)
Saga, the provider of products and services for the over-50s, has teamed up with digital broker Tembo to launch Saga Mortgages. The...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Plea to lenders to understand more complex mortgage applicants](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%203.jpg)
Some 40 per cent of self-employed individuals think lenders need to be more understanding when it comes to those with complex...
11 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
![Lender aims high by scrapping height restriction from lending criteria](/upload/images/23%2012%2006%2002.jpg)
Hodge is removing height restrictions from its lending criteria, meaning it will accept applications for mortgages on homes in England that...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s Been a Boom Month for Fixed Deals and Incentives](/upload/images/23%2012%2004%2002.jpg)
Lenders are offering more fixed deals with incentives since the start of last month - November - but analysis by Moneyfactscompare...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide’s slashed rates means price war goes on to end of year](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2001.jpg)
Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...
27 November 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
![Buy To Let mortgage arrears start to rise](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%205%20shutterstock_2034672503.jpg/23%2011%2013%205%20shutterstock_2034672503__400x267.jpg)
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
![Unique mortgage affordability tool launched by digital broker](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2008%201.jpg/23%2011%2008%201__400x268.jpg)
A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Single First-Time Buyers cannot afford 75% of homes using Mortgage Guarantee Scheme](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2006%201.jpg/23%2011%2006%201__400x254.jpg)
Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender gives dire warning about UK house price future](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2001%201.jpg/23%2011%2001%201__400x267.jpg)
The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025. Lloyds Banking Group -...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Advisers told to hard sell EPC upgrades to landlords](/upload/images/23%2010%2030%202.png)
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
![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
![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...