Mortgage

Virgin Money pulls exclusives, streamlines EWS1 processing  

Virgin Money withdrew a range of remortgage exclusives yesterday (17 August) and has updated its processing of EWS1 forms for...

FHA Loan Downpayments: What To Know

What do you need to know about the down payment requirements for an FHA home loan? Some of the requirements...

Leaders Romans Group launches specialist shared ownership brand

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has launched a new specialist shared ownership brand. The group says the brand – called SOWN...

China property troubles and central bank action worrying: A J Bell

The current Chinese property woes may prompt an uneasy feeling of déjà vu for investors who remember previous episodes of...

Platform cuts resi and BTL rates by up to 29bps  

Platform has relaunched its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgage ranges for new borrowers and product switchers with rate cuts of up...

Paradigm adds Crystal Specialist Finance to distribution panel

Paradigm has added Crystal Specialist Finance to its distribution panel. The mortgage club says it will work with the specialist...

Skipton cuts rate on 100% LTV mortgage  

Skipton will cut rates across selected fixed mortgages for new business and existing customers, including its headline-grabbing 100% home loan...

House starts in surprise 40% jump: Glenigan  

Private housing starts jumped 40% in the three months to the end of July compared to the preceding quarter, data...

Nottingham BS introduces SOMP as repayment option

Nottingham Building Society has introduced sale of mortgage property (SOMP) as an approved method of repayment for interest-only mortgages. The...

Coventry cuts selected fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected fixed-rate deals for new applications, with some residential rates reducing by up to 27bps....

HTB enhances BTL, commercial and holiday let criteria

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made a raft of enhancements to its criteria for specialist buy-to-let, mortgage applications and aims...

London rents rise at fastest pace for 17 years: ONS  

Private rents in London lifted by 5.5% in the year to July, the highest annual rate in 17 years, data...