Mortgage

Halifax lifts rates on two and five-year remortgages by up to 26bps

Halifax lifts rates on its two and five remortgage products by up to 26 basis points today (1 September). Key...

Analysis: Biden IDR Plan Could Save Borrowers $600 Billion Over 10 Years, More than Cancellation

According to 2022 Department of Education data, about 9 million borrowers out of the approximately 43 million total use an...

Open Perils Coverage: What Homeowners Need to Know

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Why Most Undergrad Borrowers Would Pursue Forgiveness Under the Biden IDR Plan

Until now, Income Driven Repayment (IDR) plans have required borrowers to pay 10% of their discretionary income, which is generally...

New build house prices jump 17% to £336,058: Warwick Estates

UK new build house prices have jumped by 17.4% in the past year with Scotland and Wales proving to be...

Collision Insurance: What It Covers

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Fenner starts new Halifax role

Amanda Fenner has now started in her new role as head of Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank. The announcement...

Blog: The next prime minister must be serious about house building

On 5 September, a new prime minister will take office and inherit an unenviable to-do list featuring a cost-of-living crisis,...

Energy bills jump threefold for FTBs: Twenty7tec

Annual energy bills for first-time buyers have jumped almost threefold compared to one month’s take-home pay from a year ago...

Landlords face large IHT bills due to lack of estate planning

More than one in two landlords with large property portfolios have no succession plan in place, potentially leaving heirs with...

Net mortgage borrowing dips in July; remortgaging spikes: BoE

There was a slight drop in net mortgage borrowing this July, Bank of England (BoE) figures show, moving from £5.3bn...

Shawbrook appoints new business development manager

Shawbrook has expanded its field sales team with the appointment of Craig Smith as a new business development manager. Smith...