Mortgage

News Analysis: Down-valuation strife is back

In recent weeks, more than a handful of brokers have told Mortgage Strategy that down-valuations are causing issues once more....

Boris Johnson to propose allowing housing benefit for mortgage payments

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce new measures that will support more people to get onto the...

Spring Finance expands bridging team

Spring Finance has appointed Jordan Lapid as an underwriter within its specialist bridging team. Lapid appointments comes as Spring prepares...

Missed payments searches lift as living costs rise: Knowledge Bank

Searches for lenders accepting applicants with ‘missed or late payments’ entered the top five searches on Knowledge Bank’s specialist platform...

People turning to equity release to support cost of day-to-day living: Canada Life

In the first quarter of this year, 14% of equity release customers used funds to support the cost of day-to-day...

Buyer demand falls in May, but house prices set to lift: Rics

Demand from house buyers fell last month, with rising living costs and higher interest rates only having a “modest” impact...

BTL stamp duty charges up 600% since 2016

Stamp duty charges on buy-to-let (BTL) properties have risen by more than 600% since the introduction of the additional tax...

OMS teams up with Pepper Money for second charge business

One Mortgage System (OMS) has teamed up with Pepper Money to complete a full API integration for its second charge...

Pepper Money appoints new director of business development

Pepper Money has promoted Ryan Brailsford to the new role of director of business development. Brailsford, joined Pepper Money in...

Mortgage lenders make commitments to meet net-zero targets: MAB

Mortgage lenders in attendance at the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) Green Mortgage event in London have made several commitments to...

HUD Announces More Fair Housing Funds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been very active on the Fair Housing front in 2022. A June...

First-time buyers interest up in May: Twenty7Tec

Searches for mortgages suitable for first-time buyers (FTBs) shot up by 10% in May on a monthly basis, shows newly...