Mortgage

Day in the Life of… Peter Barnes, head of intermediaries, Mortgages for Business

My alarm goes off at… …5.34am, but it’s 20 minutes fast so I can press the snooze button for 20...

FHA Home Loan Options For New Borrowers

FHA home loan options for new borrowers and first-time homebuyers vary. There’s a misconception that FHA mortgages are only for...

Swansea BS launches ‘green’ mortgage

Swansea Building Society has launched a new ‘green’ mortgage, available only on properties which have an energy performance certificate (EPC)...

 Blog: The year of the buy-to-let reboot

The end of remaining Covid-19 restrictions in the UK has further aided a revival in a recently muted buy-to-let (BTL)...

London needs 83,000 private rented homes a year: NRLA

London needs 83,000 new private rented homes a year to meet housing demand, according to a report from the National...

Weekly rate watch: All rates rise again

The average rates for all fixes increased again this week. The average rate for a two-year fix went up by...

February tops mortgage search charts: Twenty7Tec

February posted the highest month on record for total mortgage searches on the CloudTwenty7 platform, beating the pre-stamp duty rushes...

House-building helps fuel recovery in the construction sector

Increased house-building in February helped the construction industry report the fastest rise in output for eight months. However, despite this...

New sale listings lift, house price rises ease: Zoopla

A 5% rise in new home sales listings signals the “green shoots of recovery in market supply”, while the rate...

What Can I Buy With An FHA Loan?

What is possible with an FHA home loan? If you don’t know all your options, you might be surprised to...

Uinsure debuts landlord property and liability tools

Insurance fintech Uinsure has launched two new services, which means that brokers can now offer landlord insurance and liability insurance...

FCA sees scam enquiries increase

The Financial Conduct Authority has received 16,400 enquiries about possible scams between April and September 2021. This is a one...