A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order to secure a home, as affordability challenges continue to shape purchasing decisions across the UK housing market.
New research from Barclays suggests that one in...
Masthaven Finance has reduced rates across its lending range, increased maximum loan-to-value limits and widened affordability criteria for self-employed borrowers.
The specialist finance lender has...
There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...
Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to include a wider group of intermediary firms as it prepares...
Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched a new three-year fixed-rate product for existing customers borrowing at...
Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than £3 million on home and life insurance premiums in its first year.
The mutual said the savings had been achieved since it launched commission-free home...
Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an unexpected financial shock, according to new research from The Exeter.
New figures from health and life insurer The Exeter show that 29% of UK adults...
Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this month, with cuts of up to 17bps on selected five-year fixed-rate products.
The buy-to-let lender said all five-year fixed-rate Premier products for purchase and remortgage...
Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage products, with cuts of up to 25bps on selected deals.
The lender has announced rate reductions across its Prime, Prime eKo, Core, and HMO and MUB ranges,...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...
The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...
We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...
First-time buyers continue to pursue homeownership despite affordability challenges, with mortgage search activity remaining close to last year's levels.
New data from Twenty7tec suggests first-time buyer appetite has remained strong despite ongoing affordability pressures and wider economic uncertainty.
Analysis of mortgage searches carried out through the...
The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...
Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty.
The logic feels intuitive - reduce a transaction cost and you free up movement, encourage activity, help buyers onto the ladder. Politicians reach for it....
Following the latest US tariff announcement, lenders are continuing to price and operate on the basis that market conditions remain relatively stable. However, the reaction we've already seen in swap rates is a timely reminder of how quickly economic and political events can influence...
