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NatWest has made changes to its product ranges for both new business and existing customers. New borrowers can expect a rate increase...

By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...

At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...

Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...

One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

A warning has been given to borrowers and the home owning public by Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy...

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

The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...

The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025. Lloyds Banking Group -...

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

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

New analysis of personal guarantee requests from lenders for Limited Company Buy to Let mortgage, has found that the average personal...

Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is warning that inflation - which is effectively determining base rate and interest rates...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee does not meet until June 22 but that doesn’t mean there’s any let up...

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

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

A national brokerage has warned there is a danger of a shortfall in protection cover for borrowers. Just Mortgages claims there is 'a business and...

A leading national broker firm has warned that a return to dual pricing could destroy the years of goodwill that have...

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Almost a third of property professionals believe their own anti-money laundering (AML) procedures wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, research from Credas...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members to consider the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) warning about lenders cutting...

The range and number of mortgage products now available is almost at the same level as before the financial crisis. This is...

Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...

The forthcoming Brexit referendum is fuelling a surge in mortgage enquiries from worried buyers and owners. They fear mortgage costs will increase if...

London is on track to be in a house price bubble by 2017, new research suggests. The latest alarm call about the...

Confidence among buy-to-let landlords remains high despite the threat of new taxes and tough regulatory changes. The latest survey from Paragon Mortgages shows...

Brokers have welcomed new figures showing a sharp decline in the number of interest-only loans over the past year. Over the past...

Lenders have started to withdraw their best mortgage deals in advance of the anticipated hike in base rates, threatening rising costs across the...

The Bank of England is facing criticism for recent comments which warned of the dangers to the UK economy of the...