Mortgage
Equity Release Council confirms Burrowes as chair
The Equity Release Council has confirmed David Burrowes as its chair and made another board appointment to the industry body,...
Hodge boosts product transfer proc fees to 30bps
Hodge has lifted its product transfer procuration fees for brokers to 30 basis points from 25bps. The specialist bank’s business...
TSB intros 3-year new buyer deals at 95 LTV, cuts rates by up to 35bps
TSB has introduced three-year first-time buyer 90% loan to value to 95% LTV fixed-rate products — and has cut selected...
Weak housing activity this year leads to ‘subdued’ 2024: Nationwide
Tepid housing activity this year will stumble into a “subdued market” in 2024, despite signs that cost-of-living pressures are easing,...
Hinckley and Rugby’s Thornley Yates to leave lender
Hinckley and Rugby Building Society director of mortgage proposition and distribution Carolyn Thornley Yates is stepping down from her position...
Tech Watch: Finding quality that lasts
Oscar Wilde wrote that a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing — but, of course,...
Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 11 Dec to 15 Dec
Catch up on Mortgage Strategy’s most popular stories this week. Falling swap rates point to lower mortgage rates in 2024...
Blog: Time to step up support for first-time buyers
We are facing into a very difficult period for those looking to step onto the property ladder. In the next...
House prices to fall by up to 4% in 2024: Halifax
House prices will fall by between 2% and 4% in 2024, forecasts Halifax, due to “broader economic challenges, and the...
Paragon adds five-year fixed rate BTL deals with no fees
Paragon Bank has introduced five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products for portfolio landlords with no product fees. There are six...
Accord cuts resi rates by up to 25bps
Accord will cut rates across its residential range by as much as 25 basis points from Monday (18 December). Yorkshire...
Blog: Ami Viewpoint highlights opportunity for protection conversations
In the summer, the government published its Mortgage Charter – to formalise and standardise the options available to those who...
