Mortgage

Vida cuts rates across resi and BTL ranges by up to 1.35%

Vida has reduced its rates across residential and buy-to-let (BTL) ranges by up to 1.35%. The lender’s residential variable rate...

United Trust Bank debuts limited edition BTL 5-year loan at 6.19%   

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has launched a limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed-rate loan at 6.19%, with a 4% product fee....

Paragon refreshes mortgage range and adds ‘track to fix’ feature

Paragon Bank has refreshed its mortgage range and introduced a new ‘track to fix’ feature. The feature enables buy-to-let landlords...

Purplebricks launches mortgage broker business   

Online estate agent Purplebricks has launched a mortgage broker business, called Purplebricks Financial Services. The business says the unit will...

West One launches limited edition two- and five-year fixes for landlords

West One Loans has added a range of limited edition two- and five-year fixed rate products for landlords wanting to...

Equity release introducers lift despite ‘uncertainty’: Key  

The number of equity release introducers lifted by 1% over the last year as the market remained “robust in the...

Buyer demand falls for seventh month in a row: Rics

Overall activity continues to weaken across the sales market, with higher interest rates and a difficult macroeconomic outlook both taking...

Mandatory or Optional? FHA Home Loan Issues

What is mandatory and what is optional when you apply for an FHA home loan? You will find a lot...

FCA publishes guidance for mortgage firms on how to support borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published guidance for mortgage firms to help customers worried about or already struggling with...

October and November see 10 firms go into default: FSCS

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has detailed 10 firms as going into default between the start of October and...

Blog: The importance of the PRS to priced out first-time buyers

Current conditions mean that it is increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder. It is likely...

Lender ratings falls to lowest level since pandemic: Smart Money  

Broker satisfaction with UK mortgage lenders has fallen to the lowest level recorded outside of the pandemic, in the wake...