Mortgage

Selina Finance boosts proc fee on second charge product   – Mortgage Strategy

Selina Finance has updated its home equity line of credit product and boosted the procuration fee on the second charge...

Housing secretary Reed promises ‘blitz’ of new homes measures   – Mortgage Strategy

New housing Secretary Steve Reed doubled down on his call on housebuilders to “build, baby, build,” promising movement on new...

Market Financial Solutions cuts rates and relaxes criteria – Mortgage Strategy

Market Financial Solutions has increased the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion range and cut rates. The lender has...

Volume and value of later life lending up in Q2, finds UK Finance – Mortgage Strategy

The number of loans advanced to older borrowers in the second quarter of this year was up marginally year on...

Reed becomes new housing secretary after Rayner exit   – Mortgage Strategy

Steve Reed has become the new housing secretary following the resignation of Angela Rayner over her tax affairs.   He...

House prices rise for third month in a row: Halifax – Mortgage Strategy

Average house prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, increasing by 0.3% compared to July to reach £299,331,...

Watts Commercial Finance and Cox & Co launch joint venture – Mortgage Strategy

Watts Commercial Finance and Cox & Co formed a joint venue to launch Cox & Co Commercial. Watts Commercial Finance...

Mortgage approvals edge higher in July: BoE   – Mortgage Strategy

Home loan approvals edged up by 800 in July to 65,400, the latest Bank of England data shows.   However,...

Credit unions see profits rise in Q1: BoE   – Mortgage Strategy

Credit unions saw the overall interim profit of these firms rise by 12.2% to £12.8m in the first quarter of...

Over 50% of BTL landlords plan to expand portfolios: Landbay – Mortgage Strategy

Interest in buying among landlords has rebounded following last year’s Autumn Budget with more than half of buy-to-let investors intending...

Broker consolidator Pivotal Growth appoints Prakash as CEO – Mortgage Strategy

Pivotal Growth has appointed Mayank Prakash as the next chief executive of the mortgage broker consolidator. Prakash, who takes up...

Bradford retains crown as UK’s top homes hotspot: OnTheMarket   – Mortgage Strategy

Bradford retained pole position as the UK’s leading housing hotspot in the three months to July, according to the latest...