Mortgage

Asking rents outside capital hit new record: Rightmove

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month...

Shared ownership ‘barriers to entry’ probe launched by MPs committee 

An inquiry into the “genuine affordability” of England’s two shared home ownership schemes has been launched by the Levelling Up,...

Home Loan Approval Questions And Answers

What does it take to get approved for an FHA mortgage? The answers may surprise you. Did you know there...

Recognise launch professional BTL discounted tracker products

Recognise Bank has launched two professional-buy-to-let (PBTL) discounted tracker products to complement its existing two and three-year fixed rates. The...

MHBS adds two limited edition three-year holiday let products  

Market Harborough Building Society has added two limited edition three-year holiday let products to its range. The building society says...

Paragon Bank adds limited edition 5-year BTL fixes  

Paragon Bank has added a selection of limited-edition five-year fixed-rate products to its range of landlord loans, with rates starting...

News Analysis: To fix or not to fix?

The UK’s 5% interest rate is forcing remortgagers to consider the sort of questions poker players face — whether to...

Platform relaunches resi loans, lifts rates by up to 72bps 

Platform has relaunched its mainstream and buy-to-let ranges for new business loans and product switch borrowers. The Co-operative Bank’s broker-only...

First fall for fixes since May following inflation data: Moneyfacts   

Two- and five-year residential rates fell for the first time since May following yesterday’s better-than-expected inflation report. The average two-year...

Mortgage borrowers want greater lender flexibility

Two thirds of UK mortgage customers (66%) believe greater flexibility is needed from lenders in the current economic climate, new...

Scottish house prices on the rise

Average house prices in Scotland rose for the second month running in May, new figures show. Walker Fraser Steele’s May...

Aldermore reintroduces BTL and owner-occupied mortgages

Aldermore is reintroducing its buy-to-let (BTL) and residential owner-occupied mortgages for both new and existing customers. The lender will also...