Mortgage
Bridging Watch: Our sector may surprise people this year
Last year was something of a turning point for the UK property market. After a decade of rock-bottom interest rates...
UK private rents grew by 4.4% in 12 months to January: ONS
Private rents in the UK increased by 4.4% in the 12 months to January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Conveyancing fees lift 8% to £1,184 for homebuyers in 2023
Conveyancing average fees for homebuyers lifted 8% to £1,184.21 over the last year, data from Property Solvers shows. This breaks...
House price growth slows to 9.8% in Dec
House prices in the UK rose by 9.8% in December 2022 on an annual basis, show government figures. For comparison,...
Barclays sets aside £1.2bn for customer defaults
Barclays full-year profits were knocked after it set aside £1.2bn in impairment charges to cope with potential customer defaults in...
Private landlords with BTL mortgage face ‘significantly higher’ costs in 2023: NRLA
Almost a third of private landlords with a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage face the prospect of significantly higher costs this year,...
Knowledge Bank data shows ‘shake up’ in criteria searches
This year has started with a shake-up in the most popular searches performed by brokers each month, the latest data...
Education and childcare sectors face toughest affordability challenge: Wayhome
Education and childcare sectors face the toughest challenge when it comes to house price affordability, based on their house price...
Inflation eases to 10.1% in January: ONS
Inflation in the UK was 10.1% in January, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. January’s...
Santander for Intermediaries improves LTI ratios
Santander for Intermediaries has updated the loan-to-income (LTI) ratios in its affordability calculator. The changes come into effect today (14...
West One Loans adds SimplyBiz Mortgages to resi panel
West One Loans has added SimplyBiz Mortgages to its residential mortgage intermediary panel. The addition of SimplyBiz will allow the...
LiveMore Capital sets up social bond framework
LiveMore Capital has set up a social bond framework as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. Social...
