Mortgage
EPC registrations fall 5% in first three months: DLUHC
The number of energy performance certificates granted in the first three months of the year fell 5% to 465,000 compared...
Precise Mortgages launches new residential range
Precise Mortgages is launching a new range of residential products combining lower rates with a wider choice to help brokers...
Labour slams Govt for abandoning first-time buyers
The Conservative government is under fire from Labour’s shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy, being accused of abandoning first-time buyers and...
Barclays Q1 profit lifts, mortgage business slips
Barclays profit lifted 27% to £1.8bn in the first three months of the year, but added that its mortgage business...
FinSpace expands into second charge mortgages
Specialist finance brokerage FinSpace has announced its expansion into second charge mortgages, in what it says represents a ‘significant milestone’...
Affordability remains key issue for brokers in current market
Affordability and problems with remortgaging remained key issues for brokers in the first quarter of this year, amid continued high...
Taylor Wimpey bullish on year despite weak Q1
UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey reveals that its net private sales rate for the year to 23 April was 0.75, versus...
TSB cuts rates on selected resi and BTL products
TSB has applied a number of changes to its residential and buy-to-let ranges today. Highlights include rate reductions of up...
FHA Loan Pre-Approval
What is the difference between FHA loan approval and pre-approval for an FHA mortgage? Some borrowers get confused during the...
Saffron BS relaunches FTB 2-year fixes, cuts self-build rates
Saffron Building Society has relaunched its two-year fixes for first-time buyers and has revamped its product portfolio ahead of the...
Persimmon upbeat despite weak Q1 numbers
UK housebuilder Persimmon reveals a 30% drop in the value of its forward sales and a 42% fall in new...
Bank of Ireland UK appoints Longhorn as head of sales
Bank of Ireland UK says that Alan Longhorn has become its head of sales, distribution and marketing on an interim...