Sofia Jones's Media Coverage
Express.co.uk
HSBC, NatWest, and Metro Bank announce more mortgage interest rate cutsInterest rate cuts will see one Metro Bank customer save as much as £35,200 in two years, one broker has said.
This Is Money
Four more banks cut rates as mortgage deals cheapen furtherNatWest, HSBC, TSB and Metro Bank join a total of almost 50 other lenders that have reduced their residential rates since 1 January.
Yahoo Finance
UK house prices rise for third month as mortgage rates easeAverage UK house prices rose for the third straight month in December to their highest level since March 2023 as lower mortgage rates fuelled a revival in the property market.
Mortgage Solutions
UK property transactions dive 11 per cent in January - Mortgage SolutionsThe number of property transactions completed in January totalled 96,650, an 11 per cent drop on the same month last year.
IFA Magazine
HMRC property transactions data - reaction from estate agents and mortgage expertsHMRC property transactions data (January) published this morning show that transactions in January were down on those from December. But what’s the view out the
FTAdviser
Barclays sets aside £1.2bn for credit impairment chargesBarclays group set aside a total of 1 2bn last year for credit impairment charges as the bank s customers grappled with the rising cost of living
IFA Magazine
Land Registry Dec HPI – “a correction is looking increasingly likely” property and mortgage experts reactFollowing the Land Registry December HPI published this morning, Newspage asked brokers and property experts for their thoughts. Sofia Jones, Managing Dire
The Intermediary
Outstanding value of mortgage loans 4.1% higher than Q3 last year – BoEThe value of gross mortgage advances in Q3 was £85.9 billion, £8.0 billion greater than the previous quarter.
Mortgage Professional
BoE report shows ‘healthy’ mortgage market in Q3Experts predict a much different Q4 with the ‘catastrophic’ mini-budget
IFA Magazine
Bank of England Q3 mortgage report – the calm before the Q4 storm: brokers reactToday’s Bank of England Q3 mortgage report which was published earlier this morning, has provoked a lot of responses from brokers on the PR Platform, Newspage
FTAdviser.com
Mortgages agreed on eve of mini-Budget ‘highest since 2007’The value of new mortgage commitments was the highest recorded since 2007 on the eve of the mini Budget which brokers say has since torpedoed demand
IFA Magazine
Halifax October HPI: experts say the property market is not facing headwinds “but a hurricane”Below, a number of finance and property experts comment on the Halifax October House Price Index , which was published this morning: Jon Halbert, mortgage
What Mortgage
House prices fall in response to mini-Budget turmoilHouse prices experienced a ‘sharp slowdown’ in October, falling by 0.9% following the turmoil created by the notorious mini-Budget.
IFA Magazine
Nationwide October House Price IndexThe Nationwide October house price index has revealed a sharp slowdown in annual price growth. Below, a selection of mortgage and property experts share their t
The Intermediary
House prices register first monthly decline since July 2021 - NationwideOn an annual basis house prices are still up 7.2%, albeit down from 9.5% registered in September.