Mortgage

Property transactions fall sharply – HMRC

The latest figures from the HMRC show a marked fall in housing transactions. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the...

JMT Finance enters bridging finance market

JMT Finance is extending its lending proposition into the bridging finance sector. The commercial property lender is launch a bridging...

Feature: Is digital advice the future ­or a passing fad?

Robo advisers and digital brokers were hailed as the new ‘big thing’ in mortgages six or seven years ago. Fintech...

Hanley BS launches two-year fee-free fix

Hanley Economic Building Society is launching a fee-free two-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage available up to 95% loan-to-value (LTV)...

Keychain launches ‘paperless’ hub for brokers, solicitors and clients 

Start-up Keychain is rolling out a digital hub for brokers, solicitors and their clients aimed at speeding up the mortgage...

Connect for Intermediaries hires White as relationship manager   

Connect for Intermediaries has hired Tom White as its new relationship manager in the South of England, as the mortgage...

FHA Home Loan Down Payment Rules in 2023

What must you know about the down payment requirement for an FHA mortgage? FHA home loans have specific rules about...

Cambridge Building Society hires Nutkins as head of lending  

The Cambridge Building Society has appointed Carly Nutkins as its new head of lending. Nutkins joins from small business lender...

TML reveals 25% of adults unclear on ‘mortgage ready’ status

A quarter of UK adults admit they have no idea when they would be ready to apply for a mortgage,...

Resi and BTL ranges fall, rates rise: Moneyfactscompare.co.uk  

Lenders have pulled almost 400 home loans and around 300 buy-to-let deals over the last week, while rates have risen,...

Mortgage lending down almost 25% in Q1 – BSA

Mortgage lending by building societies was down nearly a quarter in the first three months of 2023 compared to the...

Barclays Mortgage Insider: Why is buying a home so complicated?

Buying a house remains one of life’s most stressful events but is the methodology too onerous, lengthy and overly complex?...