Mortgage

Just Group lifetime mortgage business tumbles as pensions unit ‘thrives’ 

Just Group says sales of its lifetime mortgage advances slumped by 68% to £164m compared to a year ago, as...

NatWest pledges 24 hours’ notice on rate changes  

NatWest has pledged to give brokers 24 hours’ notice on mortgage rate changes where it can. The high street bank,...

Mortgage firms mark International Women’s Day

A number of mortgage firms are holding events to mark International Women’s Day, which this year has the theme of...

CHL Mortgages develops CHL 1 range.

Specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lender CHL Mortgages has expanded its CHL 1 product range, adding 55% LTV options and 5-year fixed...

House prices rise for fifth month in a row: Halifax

House prices climbed by 0.4% in February on a month-to-month basis, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index (HPI)....

Foundation Home Loans launches HMO products for first-time landlords

Foundation Home Loans has launched two HMO products for first-time landlords under its ‘Buy to Let by Foundation’ brand. Both...

Kensington reduces rates and fees across range

Kensington Mortgages has lowered rates and reduced arrangement fees across selected 90% and 95% LTV products. For its 90% LTV...

Pexa appoints chief growth officer for Smoove

Pexa UK has appointed Matthew Joy to be the chief growth officer at Smoove. Joy has 35 years’ industry experience,...

House prices will fall 2% in 2024: OBR  

House prices will fall by “around 2%” this year as mortgage rates ease, according to the Office of Budget Responsibility’s...

Keystone unveils new specialist and ex-pat deals

Keystone Property Finance has enhanced its specialist and ex-pat mortgage ranges with new rates starting from 4.34%. The specialist range...

Housing planning approvals fell 9% in 2023: DLUHC  

Local councils granted 8,100 residential applications in the final three months of last year, down 8% from the same quarter...

Paradigm adds Loans Engine to partner panel

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has added specialist finance broker, The Loans Engine, to its referral partner...