Mortgage

Rightmove points to stronger buyer demand and sales

The average price of newly marketed properties has risen by 1.5% (+£5,279) this month to £368,118, higher than the historic...

Landlords face £1,600 GCT hikes, rents cool in February: Hamptons 

Landlords will see their capital gains tax bills jump by more than £1,600 when they sell properties next month. The...

Kent Reliance relaunches flexibility ranges and updates products

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has relaunched its Income Flexibility and Extra Flexibility residential mortgage ranges. The Income Flexibility offering is...

Two in five UK property investors look to trade press to inform decisions

More than two in five UK property investors say they rely on the property and finance trade press to inform...

Clydesdale lifts resi rates by up to 13bps, cuts BTL fixes by 30bps

Clydesdale Bank will lift selected residential rates by up to 0.13%, while cutting some buy-to-let (BTL) prices by as much...

Gove directs Mayor of London to review capital housing plan   

The housing secretary has told the Mayor of London to review the capital’s housing plan as it lags more than...

Podcast: Diving into Diversity & Inclusion: Insights from Rob Gill on the Mortgage Industry

Join Kimberley Dondo as she chats with Rob Gill, Managing Director at Altura Mortgage Finance, about his journey to winning...

HTB expands with two senior hires

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made two new hires, growing its portfolio management team with the recruitment of Victoria Baily...

The Power of Pre-approval

Blog / Homebuying Process / The Power of Pre-approval Today’s homebuying market is one of the hottest we’ve seen, with...

Weekly rate watch: Fixes creep higher  

Average fixes crept higher this week ahead of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting next Thursday, with markets...

Second Charge Watch: A great start to the year

Second charge mortgage activity has picked up massively at the start of this year. Lenders have cut rates, which are...

Bain Capital snaps up Iress and finova  

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities has agreed to buy the UK mortgage software and originations (MSO) business of Iress and acquire...