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Covid-19: BAME borrowers under most pressure

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging consumers who are struggling to pay their...

Tenants “heading for country” due to Covid

21% of landlords believe tenants who want more space will look to move to...

September residential transactions up 19% on August

HMRC's provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in September 2020 is 98,010. This...

Property market “caught fire” in the summer

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK house prices increased by...

Landlords facing ‘race against time’ with stamp duty

Landlords who want to make the most of the recent cut in Stamp Duty...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks back with new ranges

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have returned to the market following a temporary withdrawal announced...

Advise Wise adds Street View and Maps functionality

Advise Wise has integrated Google Street View and Google Map into the Advise Wise...

Start homebuying process by 1 November to use stamp duty holiday

Legal & General Mortgage Club has warned that homeowners planning to move and benefit...

Lockdown dents planning permission application levels

Lockdown had a major impact on the number of people applying for planning permission,...

100% growth in Q4 second charge lending predicted

Loans Warehouse believes we there will be 100% growth in second charge lending in...

Average bridging LTVs rose in Q3

There has been a 46% increase in bridging loan volume in the third quarter...

Fiduciam expects further £200m of CBILS loan requests

Short-term lender Fiduciam expects to receive at least another £200 million of requests for Coronavirus...

Lenders expect mortgage pricing to rise over Q4

The Bank of England has revealed that lenders reported demand for secured lending for...

Brokers outline their frustrations with lenders

Many brokers share similar frustrations, focused on lenders’ frequent changes to products, rates and...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty

The Bank of England is widely expected to maintain interest rates at 4.5% when...

£6.5k bill for homebuyers who miss stamp duty deadline

Rent and mortgage spending rose 7.7% year-on-year in February, as more homeowners moved from...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...