Mortgage

Rents rising fastest on larger properties: Hamptons

Rents on larger properties are rising at a faster pace than smaller homes, according to the latest housing index from...

LV= mounts vigorous defence of Bain Capital deal

LV= has issued a robust defense of its proposed deal with Bain Capital after another weekend of media speculation. There...

Fleet appoints BDM for the North West

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Donna Johnson as business development manager for the North West. Johnson joins Fleet from Hodge Bank...

Feature: Flexibility will take the sector from strength to strength

Shutterstock-Ollyy-168221678The bridging sector continues to be one of the mortgage market’s success stories of the past few years. An influx...

Kensington launches long-term fixed rates up to 40 years

Kensington Mortgages is launching its first long-term fixed rate mortgages tomorrow, allowing borrowers to freeze their monthly payments for between...

Updated FHA Appraisal Rules

The Federal Housing Administration has issued a set of revised instructions for FHA appraisals that’s meant to bring the process...

Accord Mortgages revamps entire resi mortgage range

Accord Mortgages will withdraw and replace its entire residential mortgage range next week, in a move that will see selected...

Bridging Watch: Repeat after me – contingency

I write this as Rishi Sunak has just stepped away from the despatch box having delivered a Budget speech that...

Staff wellbeing programmes help social relationships

Programmes aimed at supporting employees’ health and wellbeing can also benefit their social relationships according to new study. The research...

Weekly rate watch: Two-year fix rises slightly

The average rate for a two-year fixed rate mortgage rose by 2 basis points to 2.31% this week, shows new...

Brightstar launches DIP-in-day event for commercial loans

Brightstar Financial has joined with Allicia Bank to launch a ‘DIP in a day’ event on 29 November. The event...

Stamp duty jumps 67% to £10.2bn in first six months: HMRC

Stamp duty jumped 67% to £10.2bn in the first half of the tax year, compared to 12 months ago, according...