Mortgage

News analysis: Reflections and aspirations

As 2023 draws to a close and we begin to reflect on the past 12 months, some look back more...

Rents rise 6.2% in November: ONS  

UK private rents edged up 6.2% in the year to November, from 6.1% 12 months ago, according to the Office...

Tipton & Coseley cuts shared ownership rates by 15bps

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across its shared ownership mortgage range by 15 base points. The rates...

Blog: Christmas cheer for HMO landlords as govt scraps separate council tax banding

The HMO market is looking much cheerier this festive season following a government announcement that individual rooms in shared houses...

Furness cuts landlord rates by up to 65bps  

Furness Building Society has cut rates on its buy-to-let range of unregulated, regulated consumer let and holiday let loans by...

Landlords expect higher loan payments and rents in 2024: NRLA  

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect their mortgage payments to rise over the coming year and warn this will...

Gove threatens to take housing control out of Mayor of London’s hands  

Housing secretary Michael Gove has written to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan threatening to take housing policy out of...

Virgin Money, Clydesdale add multiple product switching for pipeline cases   

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have improved their product switching policy for pipeline cases. The banks told brokers in a...

Hanley Economic BS launches self-build loans from 5.75%   

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a suite of self-build home loans that start at 5.75%. The first is a...

Hanley Economic BS launches self-build loans from 5.75%   

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a suite of self-build home loans that start at 5.75%. The first is a...

UK landlords feel impact of rising rates: Octane

Monthly interest costs have soared by 283% since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, while those making a full monthly...

UK landlords feel impact of rising rates: Octane

Monthly interest costs have soared by 283% since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, while those making a full monthly...