Frustrated first-time buyers will sustain rental sector

Growth in the private rented sector has slowed, according to the latest half-yearly Buy To Let Britain Report conducted by Kent Reliance. The repor...

Remortgaging bounces back

The latest Mortgage Trends Update from UK Finance reveals a strong increase in remortgaging in April 2018, with new homeowner mortgages up 36% and...

New mortgage commitments at lowest level in two years

In the first three months of this year the number of new mortgages agreed by lenders fell to their lowest level since 2016, according to figures fr...

Platform, HSBC and Coventry announce residential rate cuts

HSBC and Platform have reduced interest rates on residential mortgages up to 90% loan to value whilst Coventry for Intermediaries reduce its 10 yea...

Halifax registers faint house price recovery

House prices showed a slight bounce-back in May, following a decline the previous month, according to the latest house price index from the Halifax.

New ranges from The Mortgage Works and Yorkshire Building Society

The Mortgage Works, the specialist Buy to Let arm of Nationwide Building Society, is to launch a range of 50% LTV two-year fixed rate buy to let mo...

April mortgage approvals slip further

The number of house purchase approvals fell slightly in April

Gap between asking price and sale is widening – but mainly in the South

Sellers in southern England are having to accept greater discounts on their asking prices to achieve a sale, according to the latest Hometrack pric...

Mortgage product updates from Virgin Money and Aldermore

Virgin Money & Aldermore Bank add mortgage products to their residential and buy to let ranges.