Mortgage
Half of first-time buyers looking to Bank of Mum and Dad
Nearly half – 48% – of first-time buyers (FTBs) expect financial help from a family member when buying a property,...
Nearly a quarter of workers see home as retirement fund
A survey carried out on behalf of Legal & General Home Finance found that 22% of current workers plan to...
Suffolk Building Society to allow Airbnb rentals on holiday let range
Suffolk Building Society has updated its holiday let mortgage criteria to allow the use of Airbnb properties. The change applies...
Pepper Money integrates Hometrack AVM
Pepper Money has introduced the automated valuation model (AVM) functionality from Hometrack. The new service has been implemented following a...
Landbay certified as a carbon neutral business
Landbay has earned the right to call itself carbon neutral, with certification provided by Carbon Neutral Britain. The lender has...
FSCS budget to hit £95.5m next year
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) estimates a 5% increase in running costs for its 2022/23 budget. In an update...
Tuscan introduces first commercial bridging product
Tuscan Capital has issued its first ever commercial bridging product as part of its 2022 refresh. The new mortgage is...
Blog: Staying competitive post- stamp duty holiday rush
The government initially brought in the stamp duty holiday on house sales to remove barriers to the housing market for...
HUD Announces Disaster Relief For Counties In Washington State
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced federal disaster relief for certain counties in Washington State affected...
Keystone boosts BTL cashback; simplifies range
Keystone Property Finance has increased the amount of cashback offered to landlords for large loans. Borrowers of between £150,000 and...
Metro makes changes to BTL lineup
Metro Bank has increased the maximum loan size for its buy-to-let (BTL) products and made some changes to its criteria....
Equity release-funded lease extension service launches
A new service that allows homeowners to extend their lease through a lifetime mortgage has launched today. Lifetime Mortgage Gateway...
