Hannah Bashford's Media Coverage

Birmingham Live

Homeowners who are looking for a new mortgage deal may benefit from enhanced affordability when applying to remortgage to Nationwide, the lender has confirmed.

FTAdviser

has enhanced its affordability criteria for

FTAdviser

advisers have criticised the use of loaded premiums and said it could become a “future mis-selling scandal” and destroy trust in the industry.

News and Star

Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin Money, and TSB have each announced further rate cuts.

Chelmsford Weekly News

Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin Money, and TSB have each announced further rate cuts.

Southend Echo (sorry, Riz)

Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin Money, and TSB have each announced further rate cuts.

The National

Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin Money, and TSB have each announced further rate cuts.

Redditch Advertiser

Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin Money, and TSB have each announced further rate cuts.

Birmingham Live

3.79% headline rate is market-leading

Express.co.uk

Industry experts say the move could help jolt the housing market back to life after a slowdown in mortgage approvals

Express.co.uk

The decision by one lender to raise rates, after reducing them earlier in the week, has prompted experts to warn mortgage borrowers to review their finances.

London Property News

Amid all the ongoing market turmoil, Coventry Building Society has today gone sub-4% on a 2-year fixed rate (at 65% LTV with a £999 fee). The lender is reducing all…

What Mortgage

A mortgage scheme for first-time buyers with a small deposit and no family support has been launched by Gen H.

What Mortgage

Lenders have continued to cut mortgage rates this week with TSB and Coventry Building Society amongst those announcing price cuts.

Express.co.uk

Rachel Reeves’ Budget - specifically her Stamp Duty announcement - has serious implications for the property market, insiders have warned.

Sky News

Welcome to Money, where we bring you the latest personal finance and consumer news - and the fallout from the budget. Listen to Politics at Jack and Sam’s for a budget debrief as you scroll.

Express.co.uk

Economists at Goldman Sachs have suggested the Bank of England base rate could come down from the current figure of 5 percent

Express.co.uk

Coventry Building Society have made a move that has worried experts, as so-called swap rates have been edging up in recent days.

Sky News

Markets expect a series of interest rate cuts over the winter - yet those hoping mortgage deals are on a straight path down may be disappointed.

Express.co.uk

The move by Barclays follows a reduction earlier in the day from the TSB while other lenders are expected to follow suit over the next few days.

Express.co.uk

Mortgage brokers described the rate cuts across a series of products as “aggressive” and predicted that other major lenders will follow suit

Money Marketing

The Financial Conduct Authority has laid out plans to launch a market study into how pure protection insurance products are sold, following concerns that competition is not working well in the market....

What Mortgage

Mortgage price cuts have continued this week with TSB, HSBC and Barclays making further reductions to their rates.

Express.co.uk

The cuts follow reductions by other lenders last week in what is boiling up to be a full-on price battle to win new customers.

Mortgage Strategy

Barclays is cutting rates by 15 basis points tomorrow on its reward range for existing customers. It comes as TSB has revealed cuts of up to 25bps and HSBC has also revealed it will be lowering rates tomorrow....

Express.co.uk

The base rate cut today was already pre-empted by banks like NatWest and Virgin Money long before the announcement, they say.

Birmingham Live

Virgin is also launching a number of exclusive deals for those looking to remortgage.

Property Investor Today

Why are interest rates falling now - and so quickly?

Proactive Investors

Barclays announced cuts of up to 0.1 percentage points to a range of its residential purchase and remortgage deals, effective from tomorrow, with some product transfer deals for existing customers too.

Sky News

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Birmingham Live

Newspage asked brokers for their thoughts on this continued price shift in the market, and whether it signals lenders believe a base rate cut is looming on the financial horizon, potentially next week.

The Guardian

Bank of England said issue delayed some payments on Thursday but that service had been restored by 4.30pm

Sky News

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FTAdviser

History "looks set to repeat itself" as mortgage approvals appear to be rising following the general election in line with historic trends, Brooklyns Financial director, Harps Garcha, has said.

Express.co.uk

Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave an update on Monday about her fiscal plans for the UK.

GB News

The UK’s mortgage price war is heating up as two of the country’s biggest lenders slash interest rates even further.

Birmingham Live

The high street bank has confirmed new rates which brokers say will kick off a war among high street banks.

Express.co.uk

Industry experts say this latest move has the potential to ramp up a rates battle between Britain’s biggest lenders.

Express.co.uk

Mortgage possession actions against home buyers in the first three months of this year were the highest since 2019 with a total of 5,182.

The Intermediary

“The Government will pay the mortgage” & “smoking is not bad for you”, are among the strangest reasons why borrowers have refused life cover.

Express.co.uk

The move will bring a number of Barclays’ mortgage deals below five percent.

Bridging & commercial

House prices increased by 1.6% in March, compared to last year, despite a small decline of 0.2% from February of this year according to the Nationwide HPI.

Yahoo Finance

Average price of a home down 0.2% from February to March, at £261,142, says Nationwide.

The Telegraph

House prices suffered a decline as mortgage approvals remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a closely watched survey.

GB News

Skipton Building Society has announced increases across selected mortgage rates from next week, despite growing speculation interest rates will be cut within months.

Sky News

Skipton Building Society has announced it will be increasing some of its mortgage rates from next week - with the move facing some criticism. It comes after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates...

Sky News

There remains little sign the surge in private rent bills will level off, as a number of factors put upwards pressure on landlords and tenants alike.

Coast FM

Average private rents rose at their fastest annual pace last month since comparable records began in 2015, according to official UK figures.

inews.co.uk

Sir Ed Davey said he wished he was launching the party’s general election campaign rather than just the one for May’s local contests but it “looks like the Prime Minister has bottled it”

B2L Insider

Average UK private rents have increased by 9% in the 12 months to February 2024, confirmed the ONS latest price index of private rents published today (20th March).

The Intermediary

A number of brokers have expressed frustration on Newspage recently about the state of mortgage underwriting, specifically around lenders suddenly asking for huge amounts of evidence for even the most...

The Intermediary

The number of registered company insolvencies in February 2024 was 2,102, 17% higher than in the same month in the previous year.

The Intermediary

In its residential range, the lender will be withdrawing all of its fixed rates at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) for new borrowers.

The Intermediary

In light of labour market data, Newspage asked experts when the Bank of England should cut the base rate — and if a cut may now come sooner.

Property Investor Today

Warning as Buy To Let investors’ arrears double in a year

This Is Money

The number of homeowners and buy-to-let landlords in mortgage arrears has jumped in the past year - though the amount of homes being repossessed remains low, according to UK Finance.

inews.co.uk

Mortgage brokers have also said the loans would likely attract high interest rates

What Mortgage

Any hopes of an interest rate cut in February have been crushed after inflation increased to 4%.

FTAdviser

Mortgage defaults jumped in the run-up to Christmas and are expected to get worse going into 2024, according to data from the Bank of England.

The Intermediary

Brokers said the reason for the low volume of remortgages is the sharp rise in product transfers, as many people have no choice but to stay with their existing lender, lenders placing more emphasis on...

FTAdviser

Brokers have raised concerns after incorrect content around interest-only mortgages was published on comparison website, Compare The Market.

Financial Reporter

Brokers raised concerns around the incorrect content and highlighted the value of professional advice.

Your Money

Mortgage brokers have said borrowers should remain calm and look beyond average rate figures as Moneyfacts revealed the average two-year fixed rate was now 6.01 per cent.

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

A rising number of solicitors and conveyancers are refusing to work on high-rise property transactions due to new regulations on cladding, according to brokers.

FTAdviser

The low level of young people interested in a career in protection or mortgage advice is a danger to the industry, according to one adviser working to fix it.

Mortgage Solutions

TSB has reduced the stress rate on its buy-to-let mortgages.

IFA Magazine

Brokers have not been impressed by receiving an email from TSB Intermediary today at 12:35pm, announcing rates would be increasing by as much as 0.20% at... 13:

Mortgage Strategy

TSB Intermediary is withdrawing selected residential and product transfer ranges at 1pm today (7 March), and will relaunch these products at a rate 20 basis points higher tomorrow (8 March). Brokers were...

IFA Magazine

Following Robert Gardner of Nationwide outlining the challenges faced by first-time buyers this morning in the lender’s February HPI, Newspage asked brokers wh

Financial Reporter

Advisers were not impressed, with some saying the headline “could absolutely be construed as advice”.

IFA Magazine

A headline in yesterday’s Sunday Times Money section read ‘Stick with your lender — you will get a better mortgage deal’. Whilst their article does s

The Telegraph

Fixed-price deals will fall below trackers as rates rise – soon it will be time to lock in

FTAdviser

Lenders have been steadily increasing the arrangement fees charged on buy to let mortgages in recent weeks with brokers suggesting it is in an attempt to maintain profit levels and allow landlords to borrow...

IFA Magazine

Following the Nationwide January house price index published this morning, Newspage have shared the thoughts of estate agents, mortgage brokers and financial

Financial Reporter

Paul Lewis said

This Is Money

Banks are being encouraged to offer more flexible repayment options to homeowners hit by rising mortgage rates.

IFA Magazine

This morning’s UK Finance report about mortgage forecasts has predicted a ’softer mortgage market in 2023, as affordability comes under pressure from inflation

The Intermediary

With mortgage rates now dropping back from recent highs should brokers be advising people to opt for the security of a fixed rate or a cheaper tracker or variable rate mortgage?

IFA Magazine

Should people opt for the security of a more expensive fixed rate or a cheaper tracker / variable rate mortgage? Free PR platform, Newspage, has shared the view

Mortgage Solutions

More mortgage lenders should commit to minimum notice periods around product withdrawals, brokers have argued, following the lead of Coventry Building Society.

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.

The Sunday Telegraph

Buy-to-let investors will need to massively increase rents, or inject thousands into properties to cut mortgage costs

Western Morning News

Property prices begin to fall – but up over year in SW Western Morning News8 Nov 2022WMN REPORTER wmnnewsdesk@reachplc.com Rob Browne > Rising mortgage rates could dampen growth in house prices HOUSE prices...

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The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a 7-2 majority to increase the bank rate by 0.75 percentage points to 3%.

Ideal Home

It can seem daunting at first, but we’ve rounded up some useful house price negotiation tips to help get you get the best price for your new home

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

“A price drop of more than 20% would push an economy to the verge of collapse”

Mortgage Professional

“A price drop of more than 20% would push an economy to the verge of collapse”

The Intermediary

A poll of mortgage brokers and estate agents from Newspage found that 58% expect house prices to fall by up to 10%.

IFA Magazine

Following today’s news that the Bank of England has hiked rates by 0.75%, the biggest single rise since 1989, mortgage experts have been sharing their thought