Mortgage

Broker frustration over ‘shocking’ lender wait times

According to research by broker forum Cherry, the average time a broker has to wait on hold to speak to...

Hanley BS adds resi and BTL loans 

Hanley Economic Building Society has added to its range of residential and buy-to-let loans by launching two five-year fixed-rate products....

Comment: A duty to later-life customers

Stuart WilsonAt our recent Later Life Adviser Conference we were never more than a minute or two from a discussion...

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 10 July to 14 July

Catch up on Mortgage Strategy’s most popular stories this week. Market Watch: Bombarded and nearly broken and Gove housing budget...

TSB lifts 5-year purchase and remo rates by up to 50bps 

TSB will raise its five-year fixed-rate purchase and remortgage rates by up to 50 basis points today (14 July). The...

FHA Loan Options To Consider

There are many options for those who want to buy or refinance a home using an FHA mortgage. Did you...

London HMOs generate lowest yields in Britain – Paragon

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in London are generating the lowest yields in Britain, data from Paragon Bank reveals. The...

Interest-only mortgage searches jump 53% in June: L&G  

Broker searches for interest-only mortgages jumped by more than half last month as borrowers looked to reduce their monthly costs,...

Renters who must provide guarantors almost doubles: Goodlord  

The number of tenants on high incomes that are being asked by landlords to provide guarantors has almost doubled over...

Editor’s Note: Things can only get better

Oh my, July! We may be mid-summer but the mortgage market is still waiting for things to heat up. I...

‘Huge burden’ of housing costs make people rethink retirement

The ‘huge burden’ of rising housing costs could lead to more people putting their retirement dreams on ice, Hargreaves Lansdown...

Together promotes Baguley to channel development director 

Together has promoted Chris Baguley to the newly-created role of group channel development director at the specialist lender. The firm...