Mortgages

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

Stamp duty deters half of over-65s from moving

Half of over-65s see stamp duty as a barrier to moving home, despite 58%...

Acre adds Comentis vulnerability checks to mortgage platform

Acre has integrated financial vulnerability assessments from Comentis into its mortgage platform to help...

First-time buyer and home mover demand holds up as mortgage applications fall

First-time buyers and home movers proved more resilient than remortgage borrowers during a weaker...

Specialist Hub appoints OMS to streamline client management

Specialist Hub has selected One Mortgage System (OMS) as its customer relationship management provider...

Brokers brace for possible interest rate rise as borrowers turn cautious

Nearly six in 10 Primis brokers expect the Bank of England to raise interest...

Nivo targets broker paperwork burden with AI webinar

Nivo is to hold a free webinar for mortgage brokers on where firms should...

Mortgage stability returns as protection and annuity demand holds firm

Advisers pursued more focused client activity in protection and retirement during the second quarter,...

Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...
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COMMENT

Expats

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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Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...
Brokers

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...
Homebuying

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...
Buy-to-let

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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