Mortgage
HTB appoints Davies to development finance division
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Gavin Davies as senior portfolio manager within its development finance division. Davies joins from...
Knowledge Bank hires White as sales manager
Knowledge Bank has hired Jonathan White as sales manager to promote new products to lenders and brokers. The criteria search...
Homeowners opt for second charge loans for renovations: Together
One in ten UK homeowners plan to use their finances on home improvements rather than moving, according to Together. Households...
Construction performance continues to falter in Q1: Glenigan
Performance in construction has continued to falter in the first quarter of this year, according to Glenigan’s latest construction index,...
UK Moneyman gets FCA approval for home reversion plans
UK Moneyman has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to add home reversion plans to its permissions. Home...
LSE report proposes cost solutions to help free mortgage prisoners
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has put forward a structured set of solutions that could be...
Vida offers £180 refund for poor broker service, loosens criteria
Vida says brokers can request a £180 refund on their application admin fee if they feel they have been handed...
HSBC ups rates on fixed residential offerings
HSBC has increased prices across a number of its fixed rate product ranges and pushed up its standard variable rates...
Barclays completes acquisition of Kensington Mortgages
Barclays Bank UK has completed the purchase of Kensington Mortgages for £2.4bn. Kensington, which has 600 staff and specialises in...
Voids decreased in all regions in February due to rising rental demand: Goodlord
The rental market saw a re-injection of pace in February as voids dropped by a quarter and rents rose, the...
FTBs that miss HTB deadline could have to find an extra £50k: Wayhome
First-time buyers (FTBs) who miss the final Help to Buy (HTB) completion deadline could have to find an additional £52,218...
MPowered Mortgages updates affordability assessment
MPowered Mortgages has revised its affordability assessment to provide better support to those looking to buy or remortgage their home....
