Mortgage
Atom Bank raises further £75m as it eyes IPO
Atom Bank has raised more than £75m in funding as it looks towards floating. The funding led by BBVA and...
House prices go up by 10.8% at end of 2021: HM Land Registry
UK house prices increased by 10.8% on an annual basis in December 2021, government figures show. This takes the average...
Borrowers turn to second charge amid rising living costs
More borrowers are turning to second charge borrowing as the cost of living rises, according to the latest criteria tracker...
Inflation rises again to hit 5.5%
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) slightly in January, up from 5.4% in December 2021 to 5.5%....
FHA Mortgage Insurance: What You Need To Know
When you apply for an FHA mortgage, you are required to have mortgage insurance. This comes in the form of...
5 Pros and Cons of Student Loans
Are there really pros and cons to student loans? So many borrowers put off major life milestones like buying a...
Majority of remortgages taken in 2021 five-year fixes: LMS
Over half – 52% – of remortgages in 2021 were on a five-year fix, shows LMS’ annual remortgage report. Meanwhile,...
Shared ownership advancing outside London, says LBS
First-time buyers (FTBs) are increasingly turning to shared ownership to get on the property ladder, according to recent data from...
TML simplifies resi offering; scraps underwriting cascade
The Mortgage Lender (TML) has reduced the number of tiers for its residential products to four and scrapped its underwriting...
Affinity Mortgages added to Proportunity broker panel
Affinity Mortgages will now be able to offer its clients Proportunity shared equity loans, following the addition of the lender...
Second Charge Watch: Charge your glasses
Who doesn’t love a bit of nostalgia? Now, I was born right at the start of the 1980s, so for...
Metro Bank chief financial officer leaves firm
Metro Bank has announced that its chief financial officer David Arden will leave the firm on 1 April. Additionally, he...
