Mortgage
Vida offers £180 refund for poor broker service, loosens criteria
Vida says brokers can request a £180 refund on their application admin fee if they feel they have been handed...
HSBC ups rates on fixed residential offerings
HSBC has increased prices across a number of its fixed rate product ranges and pushed up its standard variable rates...
Barclays completes acquisition of Kensington Mortgages
Barclays Bank UK has completed the purchase of Kensington Mortgages for £2.4bn. Kensington, which has 600 staff and specialises in...
Voids decreased in all regions in February due to rising rental demand: Goodlord
The rental market saw a re-injection of pace in February as voids dropped by a quarter and rents rose, the...
FTBs that miss HTB deadline could have to find an extra £50k: Wayhome
First-time buyers (FTBs) who miss the final Help to Buy (HTB) completion deadline could have to find an additional £52,218...
MPowered Mortgages updates affordability assessment
MPowered Mortgages has revised its affordability assessment to provide better support to those looking to buy or remortgage their home....
The Mortgage Lender cuts 2-, 5-year BTL rates by up to 40bps
The Mortgage Lender has cut rates across its two- and five-year fixed buy-to-let loans by up to 40 basis points....
Mortgage approvals fall for fifth month in a row: BoE
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases fell for the fifth month in a row this January, says the...
Paragon hires Sedgwick as mortgages commercial director
Paragon Bank has hired Louisa Sedgwick as commercial director of its mortgages division. Sedgwick has more than 30 years’ experience...
Simplybiz Mortgages promotes Merrett and Daffern
SimplyBiz Mortgages has promoted Richard Merrett and Phil Daffern to newly created roles. Merrett, previously head of strategic development, has...
CMA opens double probe into housebuilding and rented sector
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into housebuilding — and will separately begin a study into consumer...
Landlords drive energy efficiency performance in PRS: Paragon Bank
Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) have driven a 165% increase in the number of homes with an energy...
