Mortgage

Labour plans to use purchase orders to boost housebuilding 

Labour plans to use compulsory purchase orders to force landowners to sell plots at substantially lower market prices to force...

Sales agreed reach their highest point this year – Zoopla

Despite weaker demand than a year ago, sales agreed have reached their highest point this year and are up 11%...

Detached houses are movers’ top choice – Halifax

Detached houses are proving the most popular type of property among people moving homes, According to the latest figures from...

Expect more rate changes from lenders – Rightmove

After Wednesday’s less-than-expected fall of inflation to 8.7% in the year to April (from 10.1% in March), mortgage lenders have...

Mortgage Strategy Awards 2023 winners announced

Last night saw the mortgage industry come together once again at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London to...

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 22 May to 26 May

Catch up on Mortgage Strategy’s most popular stories this week. Signs of stability in mortgage rates and House prices jump...

Higher landlord mortgage tax relief would ease rent crisis: NRLA  

Bringing back full mortgage interest tax relief for landlords may help ease the housing crisis faced by renters, says the...

Fixed-rate deals being withdrawn – Moneyfacts

The latest figures from Moneyfacts give a snapshot of average mortgage rates over the last week. For residential two-year fixed...

Furness BS launches 2-year 70% LTV interest-only mortgage  

Furness Building Society has launched a new 70% LTV interest-only home loan. The two-year fixed-rate product, available across the UK,...

Commercial Watch: Lenders should take a leap

A few weeks ago a new client approached us, looking to purchase a commercial premises from a bookmaker. The bookmaker...

Nationwide raises rates for new borrowers by up to 45bps  

Nationwide has raised rates on its new business for two-, three-, five- and ten-year fixed deals and two-year tracker products...

Bluestone Mortgages hires Sukara as senior BDM for the North 

Bluestone Mortgages has hired Nik Sukara as senior business development manager for the North of England, The specialist lender says...