Mortgage
Average UK fixed rates continue to fall: Rightmove
Rightmove’s weekly mortgage tracker shows that average mortgage rates are continuing to fall. The average five-year fixed mortgage rate is...
Higher mortgage payments will ‘stretch’ households in 2024: BoE
Higher living costs and interest rates “stretched” household finances in the third quarter of the year — and are set...
Alternative Bridging Corporation launches loans without ERCs
Alternative Bridging Corporation has relaunched three- and five-year term loans, without early repayment charges. The specialist lender says the product...
TSB intros first-time buyer loans from 4.64%
TSB will launch a suite of first-time buyer products with rates starting at 4.64% from tomorrow (7 December). The high...
Technology in protection industry ‘embarrassing’
The technology powering the protection industry is “embarrassing” and urgent actions need to be taken to keep up with other...
How Long It Takes To Be Approved For A Mortgage
Getting approved for a home loan can take a few weeks or months, depending on the borrower and the circumstances...
Home Loans and Your Credit Scores
FHA mortgages (including purchase loans, One-Time Close construction loans, and FHA condo loans) have more forgiving credit score requirements for...
Precise Mortgages widens product transfer range
Precise Mortgages has increased the number of product transfer options for brokers and customers. The lender, part of OSB Group,...
Leeds Building Society adds limited company BTL loans
Leeds Building Society has boosted its range of buy-to-let limited company products, fixed-rate periods and loan-to-value tiers. Highlights of the...
Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 27 Nov to 01 Dec
Catch up on Mortgage Strategy’s most popular stories this week. Rightmove launches mortgage broker service and Barclays reduces rates across...
Kensington Mortgages completes £548m residential mortgage deal
Kensington Mortgages has completed a £548m residential mortgage-backed securities transaction. The securitised loans were selected to include only owner-occupied, high...
Rented housing demand three times higher than pre-Covid
The demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand seen before the COVID pandemic. This is according...
