Mortgage
News analysis: ‘Evolution’ in equity release with tailored rates
Two major equity release lenders have begun tailoring their rates to individual borrowers and their properties in a move that...
Applying For An FHA Mortgage: Timing Counts
If you are shopping for a new home, you want to be as informed as possible about your home loan...
British homes valued at four times UK GDP: Zoopla
The total value of Britain’s homes has reached £9.2tn or four times UK GDP, according to estimates by Zoopla. The...
Paymentshield launches insurance hub to help brokers recoup £50m in lost fees
Paymentshield has launched a new platform to plug gaps in brokers knowledge of general insurance products, which it says costs...
Trussle links up with SearchSmartly to reach more househunters
Trussle has entered a new partnership with property listings portal SearchSmartly to help homebuyers apply for a mortgage. SearchSmartly is...
HSBC cuts rates on higher-LTV fixes
HSBC has made a series of cuts to its higher-LTV products, for both purchase and remortgage. For purchase, at 95%...
Shawbrook Bank broadens BTL non-portfolio product criteria
Shawbrook Bank has extended the reach of its newly launched buy-to-let non-portfolio product, making it available to customers with small...
Lending demand for house purchasing falls in third quarter: BoE
Demand for secured lending for house purchases fell in the third quarter of this year, a new report from the...
Sales volumes expected to hold up this autumn: Rics
Transaction levels are expected to hold steady over the coming months, despite the end of the stamp duty holiday, according...
NatWest raises rates for 60%, 70% and 75% LTVs by 5bps
NatWest becomes the latest high street bank to raise its 60%, 70% and 75% loan-to-value purchase and remortgage rates by...
Society of Licensed Conveyancers pens open letter to Gove
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has written an open letter to housing secretary Michael Gove asking that the government...
Mortgage affordability worsened during pandemic, show government figures
One in ten mortgagors have found it difficult to keep up with their payments over the last year, the government’s...
