Mortgage

Housebuilding offsets improving construction sector numbers

Construction output returned to growth in July but housebuilding levels acted as a drag on the total figure. Robust increases...

Legal & General enhances lifetime mortgage range

Legal & General Home Finance has enhanced its lifetime mortgage range. These improvements include the launch of new pearl product...

New-build price premiums climb 20% annually

Despite cooling market conditions, the average price premium commanded by a new-build property has increased by 20% in the last...

Coventry reduces fixed rates and widens range

Coventry for Intermediaries is reducing all residential fixed rates and expanding its product range The lender has reduced all residential...

OPDA appoints PEXA as executive member

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has appointed PEXA to its executive committee. OPDA says PEXA ‘bring a commitment to...

Researching Your FHA Home Loan

If you are a first-time FHA home buyer, there are important resources that can help you make smart choices in...

Govt must protect rental market after BoE hikes rate again: NRLA

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates to 5.25% rise will pile yet more pressure on to renters...

Renters need protection from fuel poverty: Generation Rent  

Private renters need greater protection from eviction and rent rises, which would allow them to take up green grants and...

Industry reacts to Bank of England rate rise

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted through its fourteenth consecutive base rate rise today. By increasing...

MPC increases base rate by 0.25%

The Bank of England (BofE) has increased the base rate by 0.25% today – the 14th consecutive rise. The cost...

Capital gains tax £1.8bn revenues point to landlord ‘exodus’: Quilter  

Capital gains tax revenue of £1.8bn from property sales point towards an “exodus of landlords” from the private rented sector...

Foundation Home Loans offer enhanced LTI limits for key workers

Foundation Home Loans has launched a range of owner-occupier mortgages for key workers which allow them to borrow up to...