Mortgage

Almost half of rented homes to miss EPC targets: Propertymark

Close to half of privately rented homes in England are likely to miss the government’s energy efficiency rating target in...

What Is An FHA Loan Limit?

What is an FHA loan limit? The answer to this question can be found in HUD 4000.1, the FHA Single-Family...

Regulators to strengthen resilience of critical third parties

Financial services regulators have set out measures to strengthen the resilience of services provided by critical third parties (CTPs) to...

Weekly rate watch: All prices rise but pace slows

Average fixed rates moved up across the board this week, Moneyfacts data shows, although the rate at which they did...

Platform revamps, lifts rates for mainstream and BTL ranges

Platform, the broker arm of the Cooperative Bank, is relaunching its mainstream and buy-to-let mortgage ranges for new business and...

ASTL and FIBA to launch 10-part digital property finance course

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association and Association of Short Term Mortgage Lenders have confirmed the structure of their commercial...

Comment: Alternatives to equity release

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has released a thought-provoking report on the mortgage advice process for older borrowers. It...

Stonebridge and Mortgage 1st extend network partnership

Stonebridge and Mortgage 1st have extended their partnership with a new long-term deal. The move will see the Derbyshire-based mortgage...

Guardian enhances mental health underwriting questions

Guardian has announced changes to its mental health underwriting question set, along with enhancements related to asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and...

Steady stock increase not enough to dampen rent inflation: Propertymark

The average number of properties available for rent per member branch has been gradually rising over the past few months,...

Tuscan Capital adds free AVM to fast track loans

Tuscan Capital has added a free automated valuation model option to its new fast track system, which it says will...

L&G adds 10 lenders to its SmartrFit tool

Legal & General has integrated 10 lenders into its mortgage research tool SmartrFit. SmartrFit can be accessed by all advisers...