Mortgage

Houses prices in Scotland reach new high: Walker Fraser Steele

The average house price in Scotland hit a fresh high of £211,029 at the end of August, says Walker Fraser...

Wright joins HTB from Vida Homeloans

Hampshire Trust Bank has hired Sally Wright as head of propositions for the specialist mortgages division. Wright joins HTB from...

FTB affordability improves 20% since start of year: MBT

Mortgage affordability for first-time buyers has improved by 20% since the beginning of the year, the latest index from Mortgage...

Tenant demand continues to rise in third quarter: Paragon

Demand in the private rented sector (PRS) hit record levels in the third quarter of this year, shows research from...

Aviva’s Fran Bruce named as ABI protection board chair

Aviva managing director of protection Fran Bruce has been appointed as chair of the Association of British Insurers’s (ABI) protection...

Cambridge brings back top-slicing on BTL deals

Cambridge Building Society has brought back top-slicing on its buy-to-let deals, allowing landlords to use their other earnings to top-up...

FOS decision on permanent CEO lingers on

The Financial Ombudsman Service has confirmed to Mortgage Strategy sister magazine Money Marketing that the appointment of its next chief...

HUD Announces Settlement In Alabama Fair Housing Case

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced an agreement with the owners of the HUD-supported Hollyhand Companies, Inc.,...

Cover feature: Will soaring inflation and taxes cause an affordability squeeze?

Shutterstock-Sirtravelalot-Leon-ParksThe UK is facing the twin threats of soaring inflation and higher taxes, which may make it harder for some...

Bailey signals rate rise, warning BoE ‘will have to act’ on inflation

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warned that UK central bankers would have to move to curb rising inflation, suggesting...

BuildLoan and Buckinghamshire launch two self-build products

BuildLoan has launched two new self-build products with Buckinghamshire Building Society. The self and custom build distributor says the products...

House prices hit new heights across the board for first time since 2007: Rightmove

New all-time highs were set for house prices in all regions of Great Britain and for first-time buyers, second-steppers, and...