Mortgage

UK house prices to climb by 4% in 2022: Chestertons

Average UK house prices will rise by 4% next year, with London home prices and rents expected to recover, according...

Skipton International loosens BTL rental income cover

Skipton International has loosened its lending criteria for UK buy-to-let mortgages for overseas residents. The Guernsey-licensed bank says the change...

Housing Watch: Year-end bucks the trend

As we progress quickly through the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, demand in the new-homes sector remains very strong. Housebuilders’...

When Is An FHA Loan Assumable?

When is an FHA loan assumable? Let’s start by examining what the FHA single-family home loan handbook, HUD 4000.1, defines...

L&G Mortgage Club in exclusive holiday let deal with Harpenden

Legal & General Mortgage Club has partnered with Harpenden Building Society to offer an exclusive holiday let product. The two-year...

CHL Mortgages appoints new BDM

Buy-to-let lender CHL Mortgages has appointed Mil Consiglio as a BDM to cover the West Midlands area Consiglio joins from...

Weekly rate watch: 10-year fix biggest mover in run up to Christmas: Moneyfacts

The average rate for a 10-year fix fell by 4 basis points to finish the week at 2.97%, shows new...

LMS upgrades Select conveyancing platform

LMS says it has improved its Select software to ease the way brokers quote and instruct on the platform. The...

Skipton partners with Rightmove in climate risk deal

Skipton Building Society is the latest lender to partner with Rightmove to help manage climate risk in its mortgage portfolio....

Scottish house price rises highest in UK: Walker Fraser Steele

Average house prices in Scotland lifted by 11.4% to £212,551 in the year to October, the highest rate of all...

HSBC hit with £63.9m fine for anti-money laundering failings

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined HSBC Bank plc £63,946,800 for “unacceptable” failings in its anti-money laundering processes. HSBC used...

Shop Around For An FHA Lender

Why should you shop around for your home loan or refinance loan? Aren’t all mortgages and refinance loans pretty much...