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The Guardian

Mortgage turbulence continues as HSBC pulls deals; UK house prices ‘to fall 10%’ – business live

Published: 11/6/2023, 9:43 am

What Mortgage

HSBC withdraws mortgages: Is the market really in turmoil?

Published: 11/6/2023, 8:21 am

FTAdviser

Number of equity release products halve since ‘mini’ Budget

Published: 7/6/2023, 8:01 am

Mortgage Solutions

Advisers urge lenders to agree minimum 24-hour withdrawal notice period - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 6/6/2023, 8:22 pm

The Intermediary

Mortgage brokers call on lenders to establish a minimum notice period for product withdrawals

Published: 6/6/2023, 1:17 pm

Financial Reporter

Sunak considering relaunching Help to Buy scheme - brokers react

Published: 2/5/2023, 4:20 pm

This Is Money

Home sales stall in stand-off over prices in wake of mortgage spike

Published: 29/4/2023, 7:16 am

Mortgage Solutions

Return of the 100 per cent LTV mortgage a blessing, not a curse, for FTBs

Published: 27/4/2023, 11:20 am

Financial Reporter

Newspaper headline stating ‘stick with your lender’ to get best mortgage deal faces broker backlash

Published: 27/2/2023, 10:28 am

IFA Magazine

Stick with you lender - you will get a better mortgage deal’ Really?

Published: 27/2/2023, 9:59 am

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers say Help to Buy clients being ‘put through the wringer’ ‒ analysis

Published: 6/2/2023, 8:47 am

IFA Magazine

Brokers respond to comments made by Money Box presenter Paul Lewis

Published: 16/1/2023, 1:46 pm

Financial Reporter

Money Box’s Paul Lewis tells mortgage seekers to avoid ‘local brokers’ - brokers react

Published: 16/1/2023, 1:34 pm

inews.co.uk

How much more do you need to pay into your pension to offset inflation?

Published: 13/1/2023, 6:38 am

Mortgage Solutions

Coventry BS temporarily removes tracker products ahead of base rate change

Published: 14/12/2022, 5:52 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Equity release pricing beginning to fall but stabilisation will be ‘slow’ – analysis

Published: 14/12/2022, 5:31 pm

FTAdviser.com

Advisers issue mortgage warning against use of spray foam insulation

Published: 13/12/2022, 9:13 am

This Is Money

Mortgage brokers undergo mental health training as rates rise

Published: 10/12/2022, 8:13 am

Financial Reporter

Mortgage brokers undergoing mental health training ahead of recession

Published: 8/12/2022, 12:39 pm

IFA Magazine

Mental Health training and mortgage advice: brokers going above and beyond to support clients’ needs

Published: 7/12/2022, 3:44 pm

The Intermediary

Mental health training and mortgage advice: How are brokers supporting struggling clients?

Published: 7/12/2022, 11:04 am

Financial Reporter

More people turning to equity release as cost of living bites - brokers react

Published: 30/11/2022, 4:59 pm

IFA Magazine

A lifetime mortgage rate starting with a 5? More2Life listens and acts following a mortgage broker’s request

Published: 30/11/2022, 8:01 am

The Telegraph

Equity release rates drop below 6pc as homeowners raid properties for cash

Published: 29/11/2022, 1:04 pm

The Intermediary

To track or to fix? The Big Broker Debate

Published: 25/11/2022, 8:31 am

Mortgage Solutions

High LTV deals could drop amid expected house price falls – broker reaction

Published: 24/11/2022, 7:54 am

IFA Magazine

Average 5-year fix falls below 6% for first time in seven weeks - brokers give their views on where fixed rates are headed...

Published: 22/11/2022, 6:45 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers battle to beat the scourge of conditional selling ‒ analysis

Published: 2/11/2022, 8:08 pm

The Telegraph

Equity release market in trouble as rates rise and house prices wobble

Published: 5/10/2022, 5:44 am

The Telegraph

Equity release market in trouble as rates rise and house prices wobble

Published: 5/10/2022, 5:42 am

The Times

Seven days that shook Britain’s housing market

Published: 30/9/2022, 8:34 am

The Guardian

UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn experts

Published: 29/9/2022, 8:32 am

Property118

Tenants increasingly getting first refusal to buy their home

Published: 15/9/2022, 11:26 am

Financial Reporter

Energy price cap could bolster housing demand, brokers predict

Published: 15/9/2022, 11:00 am

FTAdviser.com

FTBs need to ‘make like Usain Bolt’ as deadline looms

Published: 15/9/2022, 8:07 am

IFA Magazine

Brokers urge Help to Buy borrowers to “get their skates on” as deadlines approach

Published: 13/9/2022, 9:08 am

IFA Magazine

Great Landlord Sell-off: Brokers see “enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the...

Published: 6/9/2022, 11:23 am

The Times

Backlog Britain: why it’s taking four months to move house

Published: 2/9/2022, 9:08 am

IFA Magazine

UK HPI June 2022 - “we could see a 5%-10% fall in house prices over the course of the next year” - reaction from property...

Published: 17/8/2022, 1:27 pm

IFA Magazine

Land Registry HPI - “More mad house price growth in May” - reaction from agents and brokers

Published: 20/7/2022, 3:21 pm

The Times

Why one in five property chains are collapsing

Published: 15/7/2022, 8:02 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers fear coming financial storm may result in equity release ‘misuse’ ‒ analysis

Published: 8/7/2022, 1:34 pm

IFA Magazine

“Conveyancing is completely broken” - property and mortgage experts give their views on conveyancing market

Published: 4/7/2022, 2:13 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Nature of mortgage broker role increases risk of burnout

Published: 29/6/2022, 11:14 am

Mortgage Professional

Will rates ever go down again?

Published: 27/6/2022, 11:22 am

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Media Coverage

Mortgage turbulence continues as HSBC pulls deals; UK house prices ‘to fall 10%’ – business live

HSBC withdraws mortgages: Is the market really in turmoil?

Number of equity release products halve since ‘mini’ Budget

Advisers urge lenders to agree minimum 24-hour withdrawal notice period - Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage brokers call on lenders to establish a minimum notice period for product withdrawals

Sunak considering relaunching Help to Buy scheme - brokers react

Home sales stall in stand-off over prices in wake of mortgage spike

Return of the 100 per cent LTV mortgage a blessing, not a curse, for FTBs

Newspaper headline stating ‘stick with your lender’ to get best mortgage deal faces broker backlash

Stick with you lender - you will get a better mortgage deal’ Really?

Brokers say Help to Buy clients being ‘put through the wringer’ ‒ analysis

​Brokers respond to comments made by Money Box presenter Paul Lewis

Money Box’s Paul Lewis tells mortgage seekers to avoid ‘local brokers’ - brokers react

How much more do you need to pay into your pension to offset inflation?

Coventry BS temporarily removes tracker products ahead of base rate change

Equity release pricing beginning to fall but stabilisation will be ‘slow’ – analysis

Advisers issue mortgage warning against use of spray foam insulation

Mortgage brokers undergo mental health training as rates rise

Mortgage brokers undergoing mental health training ahead of recession

Mental Health training and mortgage advice: brokers going above and beyond to support clients’ needs

Mental health training and mortgage advice: How are brokers supporting struggling clients?

More people turning to equity release as cost of living bites - brokers react

A lifetime mortgage rate starting with a 5? More2Life listens and acts following a mortgage broker’s request

Equity release rates drop below 6pc as homeowners raid properties for cash

To track or to fix? The Big Broker Debate

High LTV deals could drop amid expected house price falls – broker reaction

Average 5-year fix falls below 6% for first time in seven weeks - brokers give their views on where fixed rates are headed...

Brokers battle to beat the scourge of conditional selling ‒ analysis

Equity release market in trouble as rates rise and house prices wobble

Equity release market in trouble as rates rise and house prices wobble

Seven days that shook Britain’s housing market

UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn experts

Tenants increasingly getting first refusal to buy their home

Energy price cap could bolster housing demand, brokers predict

FTBs need to ‘make like Usain Bolt’ as deadline looms

Brokers urge Help to Buy borrowers to “get their skates on” as deadlines approach

Great Landlord Sell-off: Brokers see “enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the...

Backlog Britain: why it’s taking four months to move house

UK HPI June 2022 - “we could see a 5%-10% fall in house prices over the course of the next year” - reaction from property...

Land Registry HPI - “More mad house price growth in May” - reaction from agents and brokers

Why one in five property chains are collapsing

Brokers fear coming financial storm may result in equity release ‘misuse’ ‒ analysis

“Conveyancing is completely broken” - property and mortgage experts give their views on conveyancing market

Nature of mortgage broker role increases risk of burnout

Will rates ever go down again?

Brokers respond to comments made by Money Box presenter Paul Lewis