Mortgage
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...
18 Aug to 22 Aug – Mortgage Strategy
This week’s top headlines: Chancellor considers replacing stamp duty with new property tax, and weighs up mansion tax for homes...
Average UK house prices up by 3.7% for June: ONS – Mortgage Strategy
Average UK house prices increased by 3.7%, to £269,000, in the year to end of June 2025, with this annual...
