Mortgage

Gove reappointed as housing secretary

Michael Gove has been appointed by prime minister Rishi Sunak as the new secretary of the Department for Levelling Up,...

Return of 95% LTVs is important for FTBs: Lenders Live

The availability of 95% loan-to-value mortgage products for first-time buyers (FTBs) are “really important”, Vibe Specialist Finance director Kim McGinley...

Santander cuts resi and BTL deals by up to 50bps  

Santander for Intermediaries says it will cut selected new business residential fixed-rate loans by between 5 basis points and 50...

Simon Clarke departs as levelling up and housing secretary

Simon Clarke has announced his departure from his role as secretary of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities....

The Mortgage Works loosens 8.49% BTL stress rate  

The Mortgage Works will loosen the flat stress rate of 8.49% it introduced during the turmoil in the lending markets...

OneFamily snaps up Beagle Street insurance business  

OneFamily says it will acquire life insurance business Beagle Street by the end of the year, in a deal that...

I have been elected to fix ‘some’ mistakes: Sunak

Rishi Sunak says he has been elected as leader of the Conservative party and the UK’s prime minister to fix...

FHA Rehab Loans: The Limited 203(k) Option

FHA 203(k) rehab loans include an option for smaller, less ambitious rehab projects. Borrowers who want a home loan to...

Homes in England and Wales have band D energy rating: ONS   

Homes in England and Wales have an average energy efficiency rating of band D, according to the latest data from...

Accord Mortgages reduces selected resi rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected rates across its residential mortgages by as much as 0.53% effective 9am on 26 October....

Vida Homeloans launches resi and BTL fixes 

Vida Homeloans has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed-rate products. The specialist lender says its residential range is...

“We now need stability and unity”: Rishi Sunak

In his first public address as incoming prime minister, Rishi Sunak says “we now need stability and unity and I...