Mortgage
Commercial Watch: Not quite Armageddon
Pre-pandemic I recall discussing a case with a lender where the following scenario was put to me: if base rate...
FHA And HUD Announce Disaster Relief For Alabama Counties
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the availability of federal disaster relief in certain counties in Alabama...
The West Brom issues new long-term fixes
The West Brom has brought out a number of new mortgages on a 10-year fix. Available at up to 80%...
Cover feature: Holding up? The latest on leasehold
Shutterstock / nuchaoThe leasehold sector has always been a murky part of the property market, with leaseholders frequently com-plaining about...
Editor’s note: Farewell to 2021
Well we’ve come to the end of another year and what a year it has been! Mortgage lending levels have...
House prices to march upwards at start of 2022: Reallymoving
House prices in England and Wales will recover from a December dip in the first two months of next year,...
Blog: Embracing technology and sustainability will be key to success in 2022
With the year drawing to a close, we certainly have plenty to reflect on. From starting the year in lockdown,...
Taylor Wimpey makes deal with CMA over ground rent costs
Taylor Wimpey has told the Competition and Markets Authority that its leaseholders will no longer see their ground rent double...
Metro Bank fined £5.4m for reporting failures
The Bank of England (BoE)’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has hit Metro Bank with a £5.4m fine for failures in...
FHA Home Loan Approval Issues You Should Know
If you are planning to buy a home with an FHA mortgage but aren’t sure whether you will be approved...
Fleet Mortgages hires development manager for South-East region
Buy-to-let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages (Fleet) has appointed Stella Brookman as its new business development manager (BDM) of the South-East...
Buyer demand jumps 12% as available homes continue to fall
Demand from house hunters has continued to surge despite constrained supply according to NAEA Propertymark’s latest figures. The professional body...