Mortgage

Four in ten portfolio landlords plan to add properties in 2024: Paragon  

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords plan to add properties this year, data from Paragon Bank shows. The buy-to-let specialist...

Buy-to-Let Watch: Grab 2024 with both hands

Last year’s mortgage market volatility was unprecedented, to say the least. We saw ongoing interest-rate rises, consecutive base-rate increases, and...

Co-op Bank completes mortgage migration from Platform

The Co-operative Bank has migrated 120,000 mortgage customers from its Platform hub to the new The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries...

FCA seeks information on advice services post Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has written to 20 of the largest financial adviser firms requesting information about their delivery of...

Bevan Money appoints Brodie as CEO  

Bevan Money, the lender due to launch later this year, has appointed Brian Brodie as chief executive. The business, which...

NatWest lifts resi rates by up to 21bps 

NatWest will raise residential fixed-rate loans for new and existing customers by up to 21 basis points on Friday. The...

Virgin Money raises resi, BTL fixes by up to 39bps 

Virgin Money will raise residential and landlord fixed-rate deals by up to 39 basis points and will also launch exclusive...

Inflation holds steady at 4%, leaves lenders in limbo  

Inflation held steady at 4% in the year to January, as higher gas and electricity charges were offset by falls...

Most fixed rates still down year on year: Rightmove

Rightmove’s weekly mortgage tracker shows that the average five-year fixed mortgage rate is now 4.69%, down from 4.70% a year...

Coventry for intermediaries raises resi, landlord fixes  

Coventry for intermediaries will raise fixed-rate prices across a range of loans for residential and landlord borrowers on Friday (16...

Paragon launches sub-4% landlord loans  

Paragon Bank has launched a pair of two-year fixed-rate sub-4% landlord loans, which it says are its lowest buy-to-let prices...

Mental health support tops employee requirements for 2024

Mental health will top the list of support most demanded by employees in 2024, according to new research on health...