Mortgage

Spring Budget: Chancellor plots £300m holiday let tax raid

The Chancellor is planning to scrap £300m tax breaks for holiday let owners as part of his bid to fund...

Guardian and Zurich join Stonebridge protection panel

Stonebridge has appointed Guardian and Zurich to its protection panel. The new additions join AIG, Aviva, Legal & General, LV=,...

Lloyds Banking Group joins OPDA

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to improve the home buying and selling process...

Homemover loans tumble to 50-year low: UK Finance 

Homemover loans tumbled by 26% to 251,000 mortgages last year compared to the previous 12 months, the lowest level since...

The Cambridge enhances buy to let criteria

The Cambridge Building Society has re-introduced top slicing on its standard buy to let range up to 80% LTV. This...

Nationwide wants Budget to tackle homeownership numbers

Nationwide is calling on the government to provide more support for first-time buyers in the Budget as homeownership continues to...

Market Watch: Please, consult the industry

The good news is that the days are once again getting noticeably longer. Before we know it, spring will burst...

UK rents top £1,260 after three months of falls: HomeLet   

Average monthly UK rents in the UK rose 0.2% to £1,262 in February from the previous month, following a quarter...

Newcastle BS revamps BTL range, Clydesdale lifts rates by up to 65bps  

Newcastle Intermediaries has refreshed its landlord range, while Clydesdale Bank will raise selected offers by up to 65 basis points...

Significant increase in homeowners opting for 25-year plus mortgage terms

There has been a significant rise in the number of homeowners opting for mortgages with terms of up to 40...

Interest rate cuts are ‘some way off’: BoE’s Pill 

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said the central bank is still “some way off” cutting interest rates. The...

TSB lifts resi and landlord rates by up to 25bps, others cut by 105bps 

TSB has lifted a range of residential, landlord, product transfer and additional borrowing ranges by up to 25 basis points,...