The Autumn Budget’s confused signalling, long lead times and heavy hit on property investors have left the housing market braced for years of volatility.
Measures announced by the Chancellor - including a delayed mansion tax and sharp income-tax increases...
UK property transactions picked up in October, with residential activity reaching its strongest level since the spring according to the latest HMRC data.
Seasonally adjusted...
Yorkshire Building Society is consolidating its mortgage operations into a single Homes division in an effort to simplify processes and improve service across its...
Shawbrook has increased its maximum loan-to-income ratio from 4.5x to 5.5x income, extending the higher limit across both The Mortgage Lender and Bluestone Mortgages...
Mortgage Brain has strengthened its customer success team with the appointment of Richard Bethune-Wright and Ashley Cope, following strong demand for its newest suite...
Hampshire Trust Bank has delivered a £400,000 refinance for an experienced landlady in Egham, enabling the repayment of an existing bridging loan just before expiry and avoiding substantial penalties.
The case, introduced by Kuldip Shokar of Karaya Capital, involved...
Former FCA chair Charles Randell CBE has been appointed to Fairer Finance’s Consumer Advisory Board, strengthening the group’s independent oversight of its research and policy work.
Randell (pictured), a former chair of both the Financial Conduct Authority and the...
HSBC UK has more than doubled its broker-originated SME lending this year, passing the £500 million mark as it steps up its investment in the intermediary market.
The bank confirmed the figure at the NACFB Commercial Lender Awards in...
Lenders’ own servicing teams are not ready to support borrowers as economic conditions worsen, according to new findings unveiled at the inaugural Future of Mortgage Servicing Conference, hosted by Target Group, Phoebus Software and the Financial Services Forum...
Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist lender through periods of significant market turbulence and expansion.
In a...
Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let sector.
The Government has chosen to tighten the tax screw on...
With more borrowers falling outside traditional lending criteria, brokers need a wider range of lenders than ever before to serve a growing range of...
First-time buyers are seeing the most favourable affordability conditions in almost a decade, according to new research from Lloyds.
A combination of slower house price growth, rising wages and lower mortgage rates has pushed the typical price-to-income ratio for a first home down to five...
6,7, the viral ‘slang’ term accompanied by a two-handed palm up gesture being used by kids to mean so-so, maybe this-maybe that, or just something completely nonsensical, that continues to annoy parents, teachers, sports coaches and more has made its way to Teachers Building...
Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive. The proposal highlights how backbench politics is driving this week’s...
Norton Home Loans has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel, giving advisers across the network access to its full range of specialist first charge mortgage products.
The agreement is now live for MAB members nationwide.
Norton, which has more than 50 years of experience in...
