Mortgage

Govt releases £58m to build 5,600 homes on brownfield sites

English councils will be handed almost £58m to build 5,600 homes on brownfield sites for sale to young people and...

Blog: Who you gonna call? A specialist conveyancer

For a long time, the number of conveyancing firms active in the housing market has been on a downward curve....

Two in ten landlords use credit cards to fund refurbs: Shawbrook

Two out of ten landlords use a credit card or other short-term debt to refurbish their properties, according to Shawbrook...

House prices ‘not spooked’ by end of stamp duty holiday: e.surv

House prices lifted 1.2% last month to an average of £328,610 as the market rebalances after the partial end of...

MT Finance appoints Patrick to board

MT Finance has named Chris Patrick as a board member and its first non-executive director. Patrick is no stranger to...

Pepper Money cuts rates, lifts LTVs and loosens criteria on home loans

Pepper Money has revamped its residential mortgage range by lifting loan-to-value ratios, improving criteria and cutting rates. The specialist lender...

How to Get a Mortgage With a 600 Credit Score

Our goal is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we receive compensation...

Mortgage industry teams up to launch mental health charter

A number of mortgage firms have come together to launch a ‘Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter’ (MIMHC), an employee-focussed non-profit...

Direct Life appoints chief commercial officer

Protection services and technology specialists Direct Life has appointed Iain Clark as chief commercial officer. Clark will lead the firm’s...

Comment: Change the climate of opinion on green mortgages

Recently the UN published a damning report on global climate change. There were concerning findings about where we could be...

Southerners most likely to use equity release to buy new home

Over-55s in southern England are three times as likely as those in the North to use equity release for an...

August second charge lending up 103% year on year: FLA

The number of second charge loans taken out in August was up by 103% year on year to 2,214, according...