Jamie Alexander's Media Coverage
Daily Mirror
Halifax confirms change for customers 'from Friday' with 'cost cut'It has been welcomed as 'very encouraging', with other expected to follow
Thisismoney
Help to Buy has netted Government £1.74bn... but future gains will be hit by plummeting flat pricesThe Help to Buy equity loan scheme has netted the Government £1.74 billion, new data shows - though falling flat prices are likely to stunt returns in the future.
Yorkshire Live
Lloyds and Halifax’s new £5,000 deposit deal explainedLloyds Banking Group, which incorporates Halifax, said the move will open the door to home ownership for thousands
Thisismoney
First-time buyers feel the brunt of rising mortgage rates: Will it lead to collapsing chains and house price falls?First-time buyers are feeling the brunt of rising mortgage rates with some property insiders fearing it could have dire consequences for the rest of the market.
AOL.com
Santander and Octopus Energy new £29,000 update issued - AOLThe bank ‘deserves genuine credit’ says one expert
Cambridgeshire Live
Santander and Octopus Energy praised over new ‘£29,000’ offerSantander has launched a deal with Octopus Energy
Wales Online
Santander and Octopus Energy praised over new ‘£29,000’ offerSantander has launched a deal with Octopus Energy
North Wales Live
Santander and Octopus Energy praised over new ‘£29,000’ offerSantander has launched a deal with Octopus Energy
Daily Express
Santander and Octopus Energy new £29,000 update issuedSantander and Octopus Energy new £29,000 update issued
Daily Telegraph
Smaller landlords ‘spooked’ by Rayner reformsAngela Rayner’s renters reforms have prompted many private landlords to sell up, economists and mortgage brokers have warned.
FT Adviser
Lloyds £5k deposit mortgage ‘shot in the arm’ for FTBsnew £5,000 deposit mortgage is “a genuine shot in the arm for aspiring homebuyers”, according to brokers.
Daily Mirror
Lloyds and Halifax launch new £5,000 deposit dealLloyds Banking Group, which incorporates Halifax, said the move will open the door to home ownership for thousands
Daily Express
New £5,000 deposit mortgage unveiled by Lloyds and HalifaxLloyds Banking Group, which incorporates Halifax, said the move would open the door
Daily Express
‘Tactical’ mortgage move to ‘cheaper products’ saving borrowers cashOne wobble and it all goes sideways again
Saga
Should You Move Somewhere Cheaper in Retirement? | Saga MoneyRising living costs are squeezing retirement incomes. We explore whether moving to a cheaper UK region or overseas could help your pension go further.
Thisismoney
TSB to raise ALL its fixed mortgage rates as Middle East fallout continuesMortgage brokers are warning that mortgage rates below 4 per cent could disappear by next week, after three more lenders hiked rates in response to ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Daily Mirror
Nationwide makes major change for customers and is ‘first in UK’It’s been said that it’ll speed things up
Birmingham Live
‘Bleak’ warning issued to any UK household with income less than £50kAccording to data from UK Finance, first-time buyers with a combined household income of less than £50,000 are putting down around 194 per cent of their annual income down as a deposit.
Yahoo Finance
High house prices and mortgage rates squeeze affordability for lower earnersIn 2021, 57% of first-time buyers had household incomes of less than £50,000, but by 2023 this proportion had fallen to 46%, UK Finance said.
The Independent
High house prices and mortgage rates squeeze affordability for lower earnersIn 2021, 57% of first-time buyers had household incomes of less than £50,000, but by 2023 this proportion had fallen to 46%, UK Finance said.
Mortgage Solutions
Brokers bemoan product ‘gaps’ as numbers hit 15-year high ‒ analysisBorrowers with patchy credit records, the self-employed or those looking for offset deals are left with comparatively few options, despite the recent hike in overall mortgage product numbers, brokers have...
Express.co.uk
Low interest high-fee mortgage deals could be ‘the next big mis-selling scandal’One broker said the low-rate high-fee mortgage products could be “the next big mis-selling scandal”.
Mortgage Professional
Rate cuts nothing more than a “genital measuring competition”Brokers share their views on the latest wave of rate cuts
Mortgage Professional
Nationwide report: House prices, unchanged in SeptemberExpert claims “the mortgage price war is over”
The Telegraph
Mortgage rates fall across the boardMajor lenders announce cuts as markets price in lower interest rate predictions
Mortgage Solutions
Nationwide lowers switcher mortgage ratesNationwide is the latest high street lender to reduce mortgage rates with cuts across its switcher range for existing borrowers.
Financial Reporter
Longer mortgage terms becoming commonplace, brokers sayBrokers discussed the pros and cons of longer term mortgages.
Daily Echo
Annual rate of house price growth slows as rental price increases accelerateHome buyers’ worries about rising living costs persist and sellers are open to negotiation, housing market experts said.
Evening Standard
UK house price growth slows as rental price rises accelerateBuyers’ worries about rising living costs persist, while sellers seem more open to negotiation
Yahoo News
Average UK house price dipped to £287,506 in FebruaryRental prices kept climbing in March too, as the squeeze on tenants continued.
Mortgage Strategy
House price growth eases in February: Land RegistryUK house price growth eased to 5.5% in the year to February, meaning the average home cost £287,506, Land Registry data shows. This is a 1% fall on the 12 months to January and a 3.5% slide on the year...
Mortgage Solutions
Accountants ‘worth the money’ for self-employed brokersBrokers have emphasised the importance of getting a tax return completed as early as possible, and argued that quality accountants are worth the expense.
The Intermediary
House prices drop for seventh consecutive month amid sluggish market activityHouse prices in the UK have recorded a seventh consecutive monthly decline, with prices down 3.1% year-on-year in March, Nationwide’s house price index for March has shown.
Mortgage Finance Gazette
February inflation rises to 10.4%: ONSInflation in the UK was 10.4% in February, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. February’s figure is up from the 10.1% re
Bridging & Commercial
LIVE: Industry reacts to inflation rising to 10.4%The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has gone up to 10.4% in the 12 months to February 2023, up from 10.1% in January.
The Intermediary
House prices still up 6.3% YoY in January 2023, but slowing from December 2022 figures - ONSAverage UK house prices rose by 6.3% in the 12 months to January 2023, down from a 9.3% increase in December 2022, with the average house price standing at £290,000, £17,000 higher than a year ago.
IFA Magazine
Land Registry HPI (Jan) - reaction from property expertsFollowing the Land Registry January HPI that has recently been published, Newspage asked brokers and developers for their thoughts and shared them with IFA Ma
Mortgage Strategy
Inflation increases to 10.4% in February: ONSInflation in the UK was 10.4% in February, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. February’s figure is up from the 10.1% reported in January but down from a peak of 11.1%...