Mortgage
Asking prices fall by £7,000 in December: Rightmove
Average UK new seller asking prices fell by a larger-than-expected 1.9% to £355,177 in December, data from Rightmove shows. Prices...
Landlords with 10-plus properties aim to increase portfolio
Significant structural changes are taking place inside the private rental sector (PRS), according to a survey of more than 1,000...
Fixed rates hit lowest levels in six months: Moneyfacts
The average rates on all loan-to-value tiers across two- and five-year fixed mortgages fell for a fourth consecutive month. And...
Pure Retirement offers higher LTVs on heritage range
Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has announced further loan to value (LTV) reintroductions and criteria improvements across its heritage range....
Mortgage lending to fall 5% in 2024: UK Finance
Home loan lending will fall and arrears will rise next year, as higher interest rates and household costs continue to...
Is The Housing Market Entering A Recovery Phase?
After briefly approaching the 8% home loan interest rate range, sources (including real estate company Redfin and NBC.com) report December...
Co-op Bank for intermediaries cuts resi, landlord rates by up to 45bps
The co-operative bank for intermediaries has cut rates on selected residential and landlord loans by up to 45 basis points....
Blog: Happy 80th birthday John Malone
As ‘industry godfather’ John Malone turns 80 today, mortgage market veteran James Chidgey pays tribute to the founder of Premier...
Comment: Autumn Statement? Opportunity… lost
A week or so on from the Autumn Statement (at the time of writing), I can’t help but feel there...
FCA and Treasury set out proposals to bridge broker ‘advice gap’
Views from broker firms on proposals to bridge the financial ‘advice gap’ to improve consumer’s investment decisions are being sought...
Blog: Entering 2024 – turning challenges into opportunities
The mortgage market has become increasingly complex and difficult for borrowers and brokers to navigate due to a number of...
The 2024 Housing Market
Real estate agencies and finance blogs get into the prediction business at the end of each year, with many publishing...
