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Your Money

The yo-yoing of mortgage rates continues this week as providers opted to increase their prices for borrowers.

The Intermediary

The FCA is now urging firms to make sure to use supportive language, clearly signpost free debt advice and make it easy for debt advisers to contact them on behalf of clients.

The Intermediary

For both new and existing residential customer products, selected 2- and 5-year 65% and 75% loan-to-value (LTV) fixed rates will be increased by up to 0.13%.

inews.co.uk

Brokers say the speed at which rates are being pulled is a ‘joke’ and some customers are missing out on the best deals

inews.co.uk

Lenders started the year by reducing their mortgage rates, but this trend has reversed in the past month

Mortgage Solutions

The proposed merger of Nationwide and Virgin Money will reinforce Nationwide’s position in the market and be a sign of more M&A activity.

Sky News

The Money blog is your place for consumer news, cost of living advice and the latest on the economy. We’ll be back with live updates on Monday but for now you can read our weekend features, and submit...

The Intermediary

Brokers have once again raised concerns about short-notice product changes from lenders after The Mortgage Works (TMW) issued an email at 14:00 advising brokers they had until 20:00 tonight to lock in...

The Intermediary

The average house price was recorded at £260,420, compared to a slightly lower figure of £257,656 in January.

Birmingham Live

It marked the first month since January 2023 that Nationwide recorded positive annual growth in house prices.

Mortgage Solutions

Interest in new-build is on the rise at the moment, with lenders needing to be more innovative in order to support new-build buyers.

The Intermediary

One broker, Laura Bairstow, said: “We have noticed a definite increase in down valuations, especially in instances where the borrower only has a 5% or 10% deposit.”

Birmingham Live

It follows other lenders this week, such as Santander, Coventry and TSB.

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Newspage asked a selection of financial services experts how they would you rate the Bank of England’s performance over the past two to three years

Estate Agent Today

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise.

The Intermediary

Newspage asked brokers how lenders look at ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ schemes and whether they can impact a person’s ability to get a mortgage.

The Sun

FIRST-TIME buyer Jack Bowden, 23, is racing against the clock to buy a home before his mortgage offer expires – and he could miss out entirely. The sports therapist from Portsmouth and his pa…

Your Money

The deadline for Help to Buy Equity Loan applications passed on 31 October. If you’re a first-time buyer who missed this scheme, here are eight other ways to help you get on the property ladder.

Mortgage Solutions

As the Help to Buy scheme closes for new applications from today, brokers reflect on its legacy - the ups and the downs.

The Telegraph

Average borrower would need to find an extra £81,510 to get onto the housing ladder

The Guardian

Savills says move is ‘best feasible outcome’, but some experts say risk remains of ‘significant’ house price falls

IFA Magazine

Following the impact of today’s political announcement on borrowers and savers, a selection of IFA and Brokers have commented. Samuel Mather-Holgate of Sw

B&C

Kwasi Kwarteng has today (14th October) confirmed he was asked to step aside as Chancellor of the Exchequer by prime minister Liz Truss.

Financial Reporter

With the chaos triggered by the mini-Budget, and mortgage rates continuing to rise, Riz Malik of R3 Mortgages called for the Chancellor to quit live on Sky News yesterday.

Mortgage Professional

Businesses react

Financial Reporter

With rates rising sharply, energy bills soaring and many borrowers leveraged to the hilt, Newspage asked brokers whether we will see a rise in the number of forced sales and repossessions in 2023 — and,...

Dailystar.co.uk

PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are being castigated after their mini-budget which saw sterling fall to just $1.03 yesterday, with the Bank of England likely to hike interest rates

Business Matters

Banks and building societies have removed dozens of mortgage deals from sale over fears that the cost of borrowing would soar.

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers are encouraging customers who have not submitted mortgage applications to act quickly and have all their documents ready to go as lenders withdraw new business fixed rates and reprice amidst economic...

The Times

Banks and building societies removed dozens of mortgage deals from sale yesterday and homeowners raced to secure fixed rates because of fears that the cost of b

Londonlovesbusiness

The news that the Pound has hit a record low this morning against the greenback, and is moving every closer to parity, has sent shockwaves in the City, Markets and beyond. Here’s…

The Telegraph

Rapid rate rises risk adding hundreds of pounds to monthly bills

IFA Magazine

This week, many expect the Bank of England to raise rates by 0.75% in an effort to combat inflation. In response, ten brokers were asked what it would mean for

Mortgage Solutions

A mortgage transaction is always unpredictable. How do professionals cope with ‘broker guilt’ when deals break down?

Financial Reporter

Following Liz Truss’s energy price cap announcement last week, some brokers have suggested that property market activity may start to tick up again now that people know what’s happening with their utility...

IFA Magazine

Andrew Montlake, managing director of the UK-wide mortgage broker, Coreco: “The July data has been skewed by the Stamp Duty holiday so needs to be taken with

Mortgage Solutions

The reduction in the number of mortgage products available at the moment may be motivated by a desire to reduce application levels so that they can cope with backlogs and improve service levels, brokers...

This Is Money

More people are opting to repay their mortgage for more than the standard 25 years as it makes the monthly bill lower - but it increases interest overall.

Daily Mail

More people are opting to repay their mortgage for more than the standard 25 years as it makes the monthly bill lower - but it increases interest overall.

Mortgage Strategy

Increasing living costs, a chronic housing shortage and rising inflation have been highlighted as the main challenges for mortgage brokers in 2022. House prices are at record highs and mortgage affordability...

IFA Magazine

What will the implications be for borrowers and savers following today’s Bank of England interest rate decision to hike base rate to 0.5% in response to risi

Daily Mail

For anyone who has just bought a home for the UK average of £276,000 and has an 80 per cent loan on a tracker rate, the 0.25 percentage point rate rise means extra repayments of £552 a year.

Mortgage Solutions

Hiring new staff, launching into new markets, and even developing a YouTube channel are among the resolutions brokers have for their businesses in 2022.

Mortgage Solutions

Greater dialogue with advisers would mean that broker technology actually delivers what is needed, brokers have argued.

Homebuilding

Here’s what to make of house prices if you’re buying or selling a home this year

Your Mortgage

Average property prices are now 13% higher than at the start of the pandemic

Mortgage Strategy

Annual house price growth slowed from 11% in August to 10% in September, the latest index from Nationwide shows. Month-on-month prices increased by just 0.1% in September to reach £248,742, which was down...

Express.co.uk

HOUSE PRICE growth slowed down slightly in September but remains in double digits for the fifth month in a row. House prices remain 13 percent higher than before the pandemic began, according to Nationwide’s...

Mortgage Solutions

Research by the Royal College of Nursing has shown that house price increases outpaced its members’ wage growth by six times over the past decade, leaving many nurses unable even to take advantage of the...