Shared ownership

Together partners with Mortgage Broker Tools to expand specialist lending reach

Specialist lender Together has joined forces with Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) with the aim...

3.3 million households locked out of home ownership

More than three million households have been priced out of home ownership since the...

Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...

East Midlands newbuild prices fall as developers respond to weaker demand

The average asking price of newbuild homes coming to market in the East Midlands...

Affordability crunch: private renters struggling to save as housing costs soar

A growing divide between renters and homeowners is placing mounting pressure on first-time buyer...

One million homes increase in value by 50% since pandemic

More than one million UK homes have increased in value by 50% or more...

Rachel Reeves rolls back mortgage rules: return to risk or reasonable reform?

Rachel Reeves is to roll back bureaucratic red tape introduced since the 2008 financial...

Criticism and uncertainty surround launch of Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ mortgage scheme

Rachel Reeves is expected to launch Labour’s Freedom to Buy scheme tomorrow, a permanent...

Housing crisis deepens as supply falls and affordability worsens

The UK housing crisis is worsening, with affordability pressures mounting and housing supply stalling,...

West One unveils 97.5% LTV products

Specialist lender West One Loans has launched a sweeping set of changes across its...

Mortgage and rental spending growth slows again as affordability pressures persist

Growth in consumer spending on rent and mortgages slowed for the fourth consecutive month...

Newcastle for Intermediaries cuts shared ownership rates

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions across its shared ownership mortgage range to...

Virgin Money lowers selected fixed rates across residential and BTL

Virgin Money is set to implement a range of rate reductions across its residential...

Partnership aims to simplify staircasing for shared ownership sector

Shared ownership brand SO Resi has partnered with proptech firm Stairpay in order to...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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