Mortgage
FCA confirms lender guidance for supporting borrowers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its confirmed guidance to set out how mortgage lenders can help customers worried...
Construction output weakest since June 2022: ONS
The volume of monthly construction output fell by 1.7% in January, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is...
Virgin Money cuts BTL remortgage exclusives by up to 45bps
Virgin Money will cut rates on selected buy-to-let and residential loans by as much as 45 basis points tomorrow (10...
Leeds Building Society adds 5-year 90% LTV loans to range
Leeds Building Society has added three new 90% loan-to-value deals to its range of five-year fixed-rate mortgages, including one for...
Second charge new business up 8%: FLA
There were 2,295 new second charge agreements made in January, says the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). This is 8%...
FTBs push ahead with Help to Buy purchases: Legal & General
First-time buyers are pushing ahead with Help to Buy purchases, even as the 10-year programme comes to an end this...
Weaker purchase activity in Q4 was offset by price growth and strong refinancing
Weaker house purchase activity through last year was offset by price growth and strong refinancing, the latest UK Finance household...
Editor’s Note: Focus on the green shoots
How has your year been so far? The general feeling seems to be that the market is somewhat subdued, particularly...
Accord lifts resi rates for new customers by up to 40bps
Accord Mortgages will lift home loan rates for new customers by up to 40 basis points in a move that...
Shawbrook makes changes to semi-commercial and specialist BTL products
Shawbrook has made changes to its semi-commercial and specialist buy-to-let (BTL) products for complex cases. Specialist BTL loans between £150k...
ColCap snaps up 80% stake in Molo
Australian finance firm ColCap Financial has acquired an 80% stake in digital lender Molo in a move that will lead...
Foundation cuts owner-occupier special rates and reintroduces 80% LTV products
Foundation Home Loans has lowered rates across its special product rates for owner-occupiers by up to 10 basis points (bps)...
