Mortgage
Second charge lending breaks new records in July
Second charge lending totalled £161.36m in July this year – the highest figure recorded since the 2009 financial crash. This...
More2life offers highest LTVs in equity release market
Later life lender More2life has launched a new high-LTV equity release product range. This range will offer LTVs of up...
UK house prices up 7.8% in June: UK HPI
House prices in the UK increased 7.8% in June on an annual basis, with the average property in the UK...
Paradigm adds Scottish Building Society to panel
Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Scottish Building Society to its panel of lenders. This will enable members in Scotland...
Bridging loans jump 14% to £178m in Q2: MT Finance
Loans in the bridging sector lifted 14% in the second quarter to £178.4m compared to the first three months of...
Inflation hits double figures in July reaching 10.1%: ONS
Inflation in the UK reached 10.1% in July, setting a new 40-year record high, the latest data from the Office...
Scottish Building Society appoints Wilson as chair
Scottish Building Society has announced that Ian Wilson will become its new chair “towards the end of the year”. He...
Blog: 10-year fixed rates with five-year ERCs offer the best of both worlds
Most brokers in recent years have tended to advise borrowers to take a two- or five-year fixed rate mortgage. People...
Earl Shilton Building Society launches new mixed-use mortgage
Earl Shilton Building Society (ESBS) has launched a new mixed-use mortgage to assist people who wish to run or set...
CMA closes investigation into Barratt’s sale of leasehold homes
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into Barratt Homes in relation to the sale of leasehold...
Bath Building Society launches AI chatbot for intermediaries
Bath Building Society has partnered with Consectus to launch a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for intermediaries. Bea, the society’s...
UK resi mortgage market to grow 56% by 2030: Together
The UK residential mortgage market is set to grow 56% to £400bn by 2030, according to a new study by...
