Mortgage

Trussle links up with SearchSmartly to reach more househunters

Trussle has entered a new partnership with property listings portal SearchSmartly to help homebuyers apply for a mortgage. SearchSmartly is...

HSBC cuts rates on higher-LTV fixes

HSBC has made a series of cuts to its higher-LTV products, for both purchase and remortgage. For purchase, at 95%...

Shawbrook Bank broadens BTL non-portfolio product criteria

Shawbrook Bank has extended the reach of its newly launched buy-to-let non-portfolio product, making it available to customers with small...

Lending demand for house purchasing falls in third quarter: BoE

Demand for secured lending for house purchases fell in the third quarter of this year, a new report from the...

Sales volumes expected to hold up this autumn: Rics

Transaction levels are expected to hold steady over the coming months, despite the end of the stamp duty holiday, according...

NHSC Loan Repayment Program — How to Know If It Makes Sense for You

You’re stressed. Overworked. In tons of debt. As a healthcare professional, it can be tough to manage your job and...

NatWest raises rates for 60%, 70% and 75% LTVs by 5bps

NatWest becomes the latest high street bank to raise its 60%, 70% and 75% loan-to-value purchase and remortgage rates by...

Society of Licensed Conveyancers pens open letter to Gove

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has written an open letter to housing secretary Michael Gove asking that the government...

Mortgage affordability worsened during pandemic, show government figures

One in ten mortgagors have found it difficult to keep up with their payments over the last year, the government’s...

FHA Streamline Refinance Tips

Are you interested in a lower interest rate on your home loan? What about a lower monthly payment? Or perhaps...

FCA warns it may visit home offices as part of regulatory duties

The Financial Conduct Authority says in new guidance for firms with remote workers that it has the power to visit...

Published Cost Estimates of Dental School Are Totally Wrong

Imagine if you told a patient you’d charge them $1,000 for a root canal. Then, they get the bill in...