Mortgages

The Ipswich BS improves self-build criteria

The Ipswich Building Society has adapted its self-build lending criteria to accept modern methods...

Vida broadens buy-to-let expat criteria

Vida Homeloans has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria and will now lend to existing...

Regulator to provide industry update at FSE Manchester

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be providing its first update to the industry...

Gordon Rae joins The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender has announced that Gordon Rae has joined it as business development manager...

New cashback offer from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of residential mortgages, offering £500 cashback...

Landlords could see profits of nearly £6,500 per property per year

Analysis by Kent Reliance suggests that long-term property investment is set to deliver significant...

The Northview Group appoints head of marketing

The Northview Group has announced the appointment of Alastair Faux to the position of...

Clear recognition of value of professional mortgage advice

81% of homeowners in the UK who bought a property in the last 12...

Foundation Home Loans makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Foundation Home Loans has updated its product offering, making a series of price reductions...

Keystone Property Finance cuts all rates

Keystone Property Finance has reduced all rates in its Classic Range. Pricing now starts at...

Bank Rate held once again by MPC

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted by a majority of 7-2 to...

Mortgage arrears down 8% year-on-year

UK Finance has reported that there were 78,800 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or...

RBS to settle with US Department of Justice

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc has reached a civil settlement in principle...

New Family Assist deal from the Bucks

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled a Family Assist Mortgage available to first time...

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AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

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...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Much ado about nothing… Thank goodness

The Keystone Cops were out in force yesterday in the Commons, as exemplified by the OBR’s involuntarily (we suppose) leaking of the Budget before...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Still ducking the housing question

The Chancellor set out to fix an economy that is not working well enough for working people, talking about high bills, squeezed living standards...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes… NOT

After the delay of the Budget to 26 November and all the leaks, there was an expectation of significant change. However, it appears to be...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Affordability remains the key to activity

After all the speculation, this Budget offered little for the housing market. No stamp duty reform, no meaningful support for first-time buyers and a new...

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OBR forecasts stamp duty burden to almost double by early 2030s

Stamp duty receipts on homes bought in England and Northern Ireland are projected to...

VAS launches Christmas charity drive to support Teesside families

Middlesbrough-based valuation panel VAS has launched its 2025 Christmas Charity Campaign, continuing a now-established...

Misconceptions blamed for low income protection take-up among UK workers

Shepherds Friendly has warned that misconceptions about income protection may be a central reason...

GB Bank bolsters leadership as bridging push gathers pace

GB Bank has strengthened its senior ranks with a trio of internal promotions as...

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