Mortgage
Suffolk BS cuts rates on expat mortgages and introduces new BTL option
Suffolk Building Society has cut rates on its expat mortgages by up to 55bps. The largest reductions are on its...
Countrywide Surveying Services joins Equity Release Council
Countrywide Surveying Services has become an associate member of the Equity Release Council. Countrywide Surveying Services provides a range of...
HSBC grows mortgage lending by £4bn
HSBC UK reports that its mortgage lending balances lifted by $5bn (£4bn) from a year ago. The move takes the...
Bridging lending hits new high
Bridging loan books hit another record high in the last quarter of 2024, according to the Association of Short Term...
Skipton Building Society loosens criteria for flats
Skipton Building Society has relaxed its lending criteria on flats, which the mutual says will help first-time buyers get onto...
Accord relaxes affordability calculations for ‘green’ homes
Accord Mortgages has eased affordability calculations for borrowers purchasing a new energy-efficient home. The intermediary-only lender will now automatically apply...
United Trust Bank cuts second charge processing times by five days
United Trust Bank Mortgages for Intermediaries has moved to cut second charge application-to-offer times by around five days by offering...
Later life lending tumbles 62% in 2023: Key
The equity release market suffered a “turbulent” 12 months with plan sales and drawdowns falling while new lending tumbled 62%...
Who Needs Homeowner Insurance?
February 21, 2024 FHA loans, VA mortgages, and similar government-backed home loans don’t force the borrower to select specific types...
Metro Bank enhances criteria on joint borrower, sole proprietor mortgages
Metro Bank will now allow godparents and family friends to support buyers on its joint borrower, sole proprietor mortgages. It...
Molo Finance appoints Kimber as CEO
Molo Finance has appointed Matthew Kimber as chief executive of the digital mortgage lender. Kimber joined Molo last November as...
The Right Mortgage partners with Acre to launch new CRM system
The Right Mortgage network will now offer a new CRM system to its advisers through platform provider Acre. All The...
