Mortgage

Further BoE rate increases could see landlords up rent: Superscript

A number of landlords have either already increased rents, or intend to increase rents, due to the Bank of England...

Consumer Duty expected to centre on protection

A significant portion of brokers believe that the new Consumer Duty regulations will focus on protection, a survey carried out...

Bluestone Mortgages hires Davies as strategy director  

Bluestone Mortgages has appointed Ryan Davies as strategy director at the specialist lender. The firm says he will lead “the...

Allica Bank launches 10-year fixed rate commercial mortgages

Allica Bank has launched a 10-year fixed-rate business mortgage to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) plan and manage their...

Lenders shun self-employed cases, say brokers: United Trust Bank    

Nine out of ten brokers say lenders have tightened loan rules for self-employed applicants, according to a poll by United...

SBG chair appointed as new interim CEO

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) chair John Cowan has been named as the firm’s new interim chief executive. He replaces interim...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches 2-year fixes, cuts trackers  

Coventry for Intermediaries has boosted its offering with a launch of two-year fixed-rate loans for residential borrowers. It will also...

Number of homes for sale increases by 50%: Propertymark

The number of homes for sale per member branch has risen by 50% since April, increasing from 20 to 30,...

Rental yields slip 0.8% to 5.4% in Q3: Fleet Mortgages   

Rental yields fell 0.8% to 5.4% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, according to Fleet Mortgages, with...

FHA Home Loan Approval And Debt Ratios

How is FHA home loan approval affected by your debt ratio? Your credit qualifications including FICO scores and credit history...

House prices lift 13.6% in year to August: Land Registry HPI 

House prices lifted by 13.6% in the year to August, valuing the average UK property at £295,903, according to the...

Government hunts banks for new taxes

The Financial Times reports that new chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering raising a windfall tax on energy companies and banks....