Mortgage

Day in the Life of… Helen Richardson, head of telephony at HSBC

Illustration by Simeon ElsonMy alarm goes off at… …earlier than I would like! I’m not a morning person so I...

Slowing property market and industry consolidation discussed at Lenders Live

While the property market has slowed compared to last year’s figures during the stamp duty holiday period, “the market is...

Article Update: What Are The FHA Loan Requirements For Wells and Septic Systems?

In 2017, we published an article that asked an important question: what are the FHA requirements for sewer/septic systems? As...

Chorley revamps loans for borrowers with lower credit scores

Chorley Building Society has boosted and updated its Credit Renew range for customers with lower credit scores. The mutual says...

TML appoints key account manager and underwriter to London team

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made two new appointments to its London team. Sarah McCawley has been promoted to key...

Mortgage Climate Action Group to host first event for advisers

The Mortgage Climate Action Group (MCAG) has announced its first event, which will be open to attendees from across the...

Third of house sales fall through with £2,000 of costs: Smoove

One in three home purchases fell through over last year, while the average length of time it takes to complete...

Blog: Beware of the pitfalls as we grow again

Equity release is an interesting corner of the wider mortgage market. Having a far smaller section of potential clients –...

Pure Retirement to offer free EPCs on classic lifetime mortgages

Pure Retirement will be offering the option of a free energy performance certificate (EPC) to new customers who chose a...

FTB asking prices rose three times faster in pandemic: Rightmove 

First-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster over the last two years, compared to...

Halifax lifts rates on resi, green, new build loans by up to 11bps

Halifax has raised rates on homebuyer, new build, affordable housing–shared equity, shared ownership and resale price covenants including equivalent green...

Deal between Habito and L&C ends: Bloomberg

Discussions to combine Habito and L&C have come to an end, reports Bloomberg. The news of a possible combination first...