Mortgage

FCA sees a 10% decline in complaints in last six months

The Financial Conduct Authority reported that financial services firms received 1.84 million complaints in the second half of 2021. This...

Weekly rate watch: Fixes march upwards

Average headline mortgage fixed rates across all major house purchase loan values rose again this week, according to data from...

Comment: Lifetime mortgages defy the odds

The cost-of-living crisis has added yet another twist to the seemingly endless drama of the past few years. Whether it’s...

NatWest increases rates for new and existing business product range

NatWest has announced updates to its new and existing customer product ranges, with effect from today. The changes include increases...

House price rises slow but still post double-digit growth: Nationwide

House prices in the UK increased by 12.1% in April on an annual basis, Nationwide says. This slight slowdown from...

Some Halifax rates set to more than double 

The Halifax has published new rate rises due to come into effect on 3 May, that are in some cases...

Exclusive: Ying Tan invests in AI start up Propflo

Bristol-based start-up Propflo has confirmed it has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round of £180k from strategic investors to grow...

Sunak expects interest rate to hit 2.5%

The Times reports that chancellor Rishi Sunak believes that interest rates will rise by 2.5% over the next 12 months....

Barclays lifts rates across resi, BTL and remortgage products

Barclays has raised rates across a range of home purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let products, as well as loans for existing...

Preparing For An FHA Mortgage Loan

Applying for an FHA home loan doesn’t happen overnight–it takes time to plan, budget, examine your credit, and save money...

Gatehouse launches green Shariah-compliant resi and BTL range

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of green home loan products for homeowners and landlords. The Shariah-compliant lender says customers...

AMI slams ‘arrogance’ of FCA’s second fees consultation

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries says it is “infuriated by the arrogance” of the Financial Conduct Authority’s regimes second fees...