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UK house prices: ‘Only the Autumn Budget could derail this train’House prices grew at their fastest annual rate in nearly two years in August, boosted by interest rates being cut and a stabilising economy.
Express.co.uk
Warnings that a ‘slash and pillage Budget’ would threaten property marketThere were 62,000 home loan approvals in July as falls in interest rates made monthly repayments more affordable.
London Property News
Nationwide launches 5-year fixed rate at 3.78%Nationwide launches 5-year fixed rate at 3.78%…
This Is Money
Mortgage approvals for house purchases hit 17-month highIt marks the highest level for mortgage approvals since September 2022, when rates began to skyrocket following the disastrous mini-Budget.
The Intermediary
Are we heading for a property market crash? Experts give their viewsAfter the UK saw its first annual house price decline in 11 years experts give their take on what’s next for house prices.
Financial Reporter
Should the mortgage industry make use of AI tools? - brokers reactMortgage brokers were split on whether the use of AI tools like ChatGPT would be a help or hindrance to the conveyancing and remortgage process.
Mortgage Solutions
MPowered cuts two and three-year fixed rates - Mortgage SolutionsMPowered Mortgages has lowered the rates of its two and three-year fixed mortgages up to 85 per cent loan to value (LTV).
Mortgage Solutions
MPowered Mortgages confirms two key sales management hires - Mortgage SolutionsMPowered Mortgages has added Dane Clarke (pictured) and ex-Natwest Intermediary Solutions’ Paul Kane to its team as key account manager and corporate account manager respectively.
Mortgage Solutions
Exclusive: MPowered enlists AI to produce complex residential underwriting in seconds - Mortgage SolutionsMPowered Mortgages by MQube, is taking on the prime residential mortgage market with what it claims to be the UK’s first artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning led system, enabling it to compete...
Mortgage Professional
CEO of MPowered on prime residential market launchOne company wants to help move the market forward
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages joins Imla | Mortgage StrategyThe Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (Imla) has named MPowered Mortgages as the latest member to join its fold. This brings the total number of lenders under Imla to 65. The digital mortgage company,...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages adds new cashback range | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has introduced a new range of cashback products with up to £500 back on remortgages. The lender says the move is intended to reduce the cost of buying a home at a time when many homebuyers...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages opens Leeds office | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages says it has opened a new office in Leeds, bringing its headcount across the firm to 78 since it launched last year. The fintech lender has hired 18 new staff at its new Leeds base and...
Financial Reporter
MPowered Mortgages expands prime residential range with longer-term fixesMPowered Mortgages has expanded its prime residential offering with the launch of seven and 10-year fixed rate mortgages.
Mortgage Solutions
MPowered launches broker partnerships to boost residential market foothold - Mortgage SolutionsMPowered Mortgages is looking to increase its foothold in the prime residential market through partnerships with broker firms including Alexander Hall, LDNfinance and SPF Private Clients.
Mortgage Strategy
Fluent Money to offer MPowered Mortgages prime resi range | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has expanded its reach in the prime residential market after partnering with Fluent Money. The partnership will see Fluent Money offer MPowered Mortgages’ full range of residential mortgage...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered adds prime residential criteria to L&G’s Mortgage Club search tool | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has announced that its prime residential mortgage criteria will be available on Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria search tool. Broker partners of MPowered Mortgages, who...
Mortgage Professional
Mortgage industry’s tech transformation – what can make it last?Revolution is only expected to grow
Mortgage Solutions
Nearly third of properties receive offer within hour of viewingBuyers are much more likely to make an offer after their first viewing, with nearly a third of properties receiving an offer within an hour
Financial Reporter
MPowered Mortgages launches new prime residential 85% LTV rangeMPowered Mortgages has expanded its prime residential offering with the launch of 85% LTV mortgages.
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages partners with Stonebridge | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has partnered with broker network Stonebridge. Stonebridge’s advisers will have access to MPowered Mortgages’ residential mortgage products for prime borrowers. MPowered’s prime residential...
The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
Final quarter: a new Government and opportunity amongst the challenges - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage newsTackling the housing crisis will likely be amongst the Prime Minister’s leading priorities.
What Mortgage
Largest interest rate hike for 33 years: What to do with your mortgage nowInterest rates have been raised to 3% - the biggest single increase since 1989.
inews.co.uk
Collapsing chains are forcing property buyers out of the market in favour of lower bidsWith mortgage rates still rising, house sales are increasingly falling through - prompting sellers to favour cash
NerdWallet
Higher Mortgage Interest Rates: What Can You Do?Mortgage interest rates have been rising and hundreds of deals have disappeared since the mini-budget. So what can existing mortgage borrowers and those hoping to get on the property ladder do?
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages cuts resi fixed rates by up to 76bps | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential fixed range by up to 76 basis points. The new reductions will be applied across its two-, five- and 10-year fixed rate products for both purchase...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered put out new three- and seven-year fixes | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has launched a range of three- and seven-year fixes for purchase and remortgage. Both are available at up to 85% LTV, with the three-year range starting at 5.44% and the seven-year range...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages joins Primis Mortgage Network | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has partnered with Primis Mortgage Network. Primis advisers will have access to MPowered Mortgages’ range of residential mortgage products for prime borrowers. The lender’s prime residential...
Mortgage Strategy
MPowered Mortgages lowers rates on resi fixes | Mortgage StrategyMPowered Mortgages has lowered its rates across its two- and three-year fixed ranges. On its residential two-year fixed products with a £999 arrangement fee, the lender has announced a 16 basis point reduction...
Mortgage Finance Gazette
Industry reacts to Autumn StatementChancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed in today’s Autumn Statement that stamp duty cuts would remain in place until 2025, which one mortgage expert has described
The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
Nearly one in three properties now go to sealed bids – MPowered Mortgages - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage newsNearly one in three properties (29%) sold in the past year went to ‘best and final’ offers, an increase from 7% in 2018.
Financial Reporter
MPowered Mortgages cuts residential fixed ratesRates now start from 4.89% after the lender’s fourth round of reductions since the mini budget.
Mortgage Solutions
MPowered Mortgages appoints Kane as intermediary distribution head - Mortgage SolutionsFintech mortgage lender MPowered Mortgages has appointed Paul Kane (pictured) as its head of intermediary distribution.
The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
Housing market must evolve to match changing consumer behaviour - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage newsEmma Hollingworth, managing director of mortgages at MPowered Mortgages, on the ways in which the housing market must evolve to match changing consumer behaviour.
The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news
Mortgage approvals at lowest level since June 2020 in November - Bank of England - The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage...Mortgage approvals for house purchases dipped to the lowest level since June 2020 in November, according to the latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE).
Ideal Home
4 reasons to be positive about the property market in 2023After a year of bad news there are many reasons to be positive about the property market in 2023
This Is Money
What’s in store for UK buy-to-let landlords in 2023?Economic pressures mean more people are likely to be renting - but landlords are facing higher costs too, as well as new tax and legal changes.
The Telegraph
Small-time landlords are under siege – and that’s bad news for their tenantsHigher taxes, stringent regulations and rising mortgage rates have made buy-to-let a precarious way to make an income and plan for a pension
BuyAssociation
Buyers race to lock in: 48% make an offer on day of viewingThe UK housing market remains a fast-paced marketplace, with buyers continuing to show a strong appetite for bricks and mortar.
Property Wire
MPowered Mortgages reduces 2- and 3-year fixed rate residential mortgage dealsMPowered Mortgages, the fintech mortgage lender using AI to speed up and simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and remortgagers, has today lowered rates across its two and three-year fixed ranges,...
Financial Reporter
What will happen to buy-to-let in 2023?Some mortgage brokers predict an exodus, while others believe next year could be an opportunity for savvy and cash rich landlords.