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Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...

The Coventry cuts fixed rates by up to 20bps

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced every fixed-rate mortgage in its range, with lower rates...

Friends and family offer route on to property ladder for single buyers

More than half of prospective buyers would consider purchasing a home with a friend...

Newcastle expands broker mortgage range with higher-LTV deals

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with the return of higher loan-to-value...

RICS: Mortgage costs keep housing market subdued

The UK housing market remained subdued in July as buyer demand and agreed sales...

HSBC lowers residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK will reduce rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...

Remortgage searches rise 7% in July

Residential remortgage searches increased by 7% during July as purchase and buy-to-let activity weakened,...

Affordability blocking housing recovery

Improving confidence is encouraging buyers back into the housing market but affordability remains the...

Mortgage rate reversal wipes out July cuts

Average mortgage rates increased during July, reversing the reductions recorded a month earlier, according...

House price growth slows to 0.1%: Lloyds

UK house prices remained unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates and global economic...

Q&A: Charlotte Grimshaw, Suffolk Building Society

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Charlotte Grimshaw, head of intermediaries at Suffolk Building...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a...

Darlington BS backs £420k mortgage using expat income

Darlington Building Society has completed a £420,000 joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage involving two...

Check.co.uk launches free dual-bureau platform for mortgage applicants

Check.co.uk has launched a free financial wellbeing platform intended to help consumers prepare for...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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