Paul Holland's Media Coverage

This Is Money

Mortgage advisors tell us how their customers are being impacted by higher rates - from stretching their loan terms switching to interest-only deals or asking family for help.

FTAdviser

UK mortgages in arrears hit a seven-year high in the final quarter of 2023, according to data from the Bank of England. The proportion of the total loan balances with arrears, relative to all outstanding...

Express.co.uk

The value of outstanding mortgage balances in arrears is over 50 percent higher than it was a year ago.

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.

Mortgage Solutions

Better use of social media, technology and diversification are among the changes brokers are planning for their businesses this year.

Mortgage Solutions

The last year has seen a ‘return of real broking’, brokers have suggested, with businesses previously ‘playing on easy mode’.

BirminghamLive

The high street banking giant will cut rates for existing residential customer switching and borrowing, residential first-time buyers and home movers, residential remortgagers and residential remortgage...

Express.co.uk

Banks, such as HSBC, are opting to cut mortgage rates in a move that will help homeowners.

This is Money

House prices have fallen at the fastest pace in the last 12 months since 2009, the latest Nationwide data shows - but where will they go next?

FTAdviser

Mortgage brokers have told FTAdviser that while now is not the right time for borrowers to explore long-term fixes, the evolution of the market in this direction is “long overdue”.

FTAdviser

The government’s ban on financial cold calling has been welcomed by financial advisers who say the move will help build trust in the financial industry.

FTAdviser

Advice and mortgage firms have expressed scepticism and limited interest in rolling out a four-day work week, despite the success of the world’s largest trial.

Mortgage Solutions

Average house prices in the UK ticked up 0.3 per cent month-on-month to £296,422.

The Intermediary

On a monthly basis the unadjusted index rose by 0.3% in October. In seasonally adjusted terms, prices increased by 0.7%.

Mortgage Solutions

Lenders have been guilty of ‘persecuting’ self-employed borrowers since the pandemic, brokers have claimed, a situation which has only been exacerbated by the impact of the mini-Budget.

Financial Reporter

Brokers discuss the impact of a reduction in house prices moving into 2023.

IFA Magazine

Following news that the average 5-year fixed mortgage rate has fallen below 6% for the first time in seven weeks, free broker PR platform, Newspage, asked a s

What Mortgage

The average rate for a five-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen below 6% for the first time in seven weeks, the latest data has revealed.

Mortgage Strategy

The mortgage industry has reacted to the Autumn Statement this lunchtime, with some suggesting it will “restore confidence” while others claim areas of the sector “have been bypassed”. Lodestone Mortgages...

IFA Magazine

Below, a number of finance and property experts comment on the Halifax October House Price Index , which was published this morning: Jon Halbert, mortgage

Mortgage Professional

Rate may drop due to interest rise being lower than feared

Forbes

4 November: Bank Rate Expected To Peak At 4.75% This Time In 2023 The Bank of England yesterday increased its Bank rate by 0.75 percentage points to 3%

FTAdviser.com

Some mortgage deals may become cheaper as today s interest rate rise by the Bank of England did not go as far as some had feared brokers have said