Mortgage

Home valuations top reasons for later life loan refusals: More2life   

The most common reason lenders decline equity release loans centres around the value of the property, data from More2life shows....

Fleet launches five-year 70% LTV fixes

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist has launched five-year fixed-rate mortgages, available across its three core product ranges – standard, limited...

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 03 July to 07 July

Catch up on Mortgage Strategy’s most popular stories this week. Nationwide BS speeds up Dip process and Together appoints new...

Lender rate rises show no signs of slowing: Moneyfacts

It has been another week of rate increases and product withdrawals, the latest Moneyfacts rate watch shows. For two-year fixed...

US and UK homebuyers feeling similar pain

Homebuyers and owners in the US are experiencing similar pressures to their counterparts in the UK. Figures this week show...

Signs You Are Not Ready To Apply For A Home Loan

How does a first-time buyer know they are ready to apply for a home loan? There are some instances where...

Homeowners overestimating costs of energy improvements – Barclays

Barclays is extending its Greener Home Reward Scheme after a study revealed many people overestimate the cost of making energy...

HSBC pulls new customer resi range

HSBC will halt new residential applications through brokers at 5pm today (7 July). The high street lender says it will...

Dudley BS reports 58% rise in new mortgage lending

Dudley Building Society has reported 58% increase in new mortgage lending following a year of growth across the business. Mortgage...

MJ Gleeson sees home sales fall 14%  

Housebuilder MJ Gleeson said it sold 1,723 homes over the last year, a 13.8% fall on the previous 12 months,...

Industry sees some positives in latest Halifax Price Index

UK house prices fell last month at the fastest annual pace since June 2011, the latest Halifax Price Index reveals...

Platform relaunches resi and BTL ranges  

Platform has relaunched its mainstream and buy-to-let home loan ranges for new business and switching products, with rates up to...