Mortgage

Lenders need to focus on moving existing housing stock to higher EPC rating: Orcutt

Lenders are currently grabbing “the lowest hanging fruit” in terms of lending on homes that already have EPCs rated C...

Halifax increases residential rates

Halifax for intermediaries has upped rates by up to 30 basis points within its residential range, affecting its homebuyer and...

More than 23,000 homes sold under RTB to council tenants in last decade

Over the last decade, 23,061 homes have been sold under the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme to council tenants, according...

Living costs crisis means greener homes take back seat: Rics

The looming cost of living crisis is causing homeowners to think again about making improvements to ease the impact of...

Buy-to-let Watch: Taking a greater interest in HMOs

When it comes to our homes, the flight to quality has always been evident but this has become especially apparent...

Property transactions jump in July: HMRC

The number of residential transactions recorded on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in the UK this July equalled 110,970, say government...

Sesame Bankhall creates support hub for PMS Mortgage Club and network members

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has created a support hub for PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network members. The new hub...

Connect for Intermediaries adds LiveMore to lending panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added later life lender LiveMore to its lending panel. LiveMore, founded in 2020, offers interest-only fixed-rate...

Virgin Money to make changes to resi and BTL range

Virgin Money has announced it is making changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range at 8pm this evening (22...

Article Update: FHA Loan Rules For Different Income Types

Back in 2017, we published an article examining the FHA loan rules for income. As we noted back then, not...

Tenants staying put as rents surge: Propertymark

A shortage of housing stock is forcing renters to stay put, with 73% of letting agents saying they have seen...

Coventry issues two five-year fixes

Coventry for intermediaries has launched two new five-year fixed rate mortgages. Both are available at up to 65% LTV. With...