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Financial Reporter
Money Box’s Paul Lewis tells mortgage seekers to avoid ‘local brokers’ - brokers reactPaul Lewis said
Mortgage Solutions
Brokers say lenders ‘should be more like Coventry Building Society’ ‒ analysis - Mortgage SolutionsMore mortgage lenders should commit to minimum notice periods around product withdrawals, brokers have argued, following the lead of Coventry Building Society.
Mortgage Solutions
Brokers say lenders ‘should be more like Coventry Building Society’ ‒ analysis - Mortgage SolutionsMore mortgage lenders should commit to minimum notice periods around product withdrawals, brokers have argued, following the lead of Coventry Building Society.
FTAdviser.com
How to communicate to clients what is happening with ratesThe mortgage market is in turmoil due to a series of political and economic events
Mortgage Solutions
Brokers battle to beat the scourge of conditional selling ‒ analysisBrokers have been urged to educate clients on the pressure tactics they are likely to experience from estate agents, pushing them to use the agent’s own mortgage adviser, in order to combat conditional...
Mortgage Solutions
‘Broker burnout’ is very real and the stress can ‘take its toll’ – analysis - Mortgage SolutionsAs part of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to a number of industry experts about stress, their own mental health and ‘broker burnout’.
Mortgage Solutions
‘Broker burnout’ is very real and the stress can ‘take its toll’ – analysis - Mortgage SolutionsAs part of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to a number of industry experts about stress, their own mental health and ‘broker burnout’.
BBC News
Mortgage rates still rising as big lenders revise dealsThe average rate of a new two-year fixed rate mortgage is 6% as the UK’s biggest lenders change prices.
BBC News
Mortgage rates still rising as big lenders revise dealsThe average rate of a new two-year fixed rate mortgage is 6% as the UK’s biggest lenders change prices.
Financial Reporter
Is the 95% LTV mortgage set to disappear? - brokers reactWith question marks surrounding the economy, rates set to rise further and some predicting a property market crash, one Newspage broker has suggested we may see the “death of the 95% LTV mortgage while...
IFA Magazine
Is the 95% LTV mortgage set to disappear? Brokers give their verdictWith all the question marks surrounding the economy, rates set to rise further (potentially sharply) and some predicting a property market crash, one broker h
IFA Magazine
Nationwide September HPI - “In the property market, it is officially now business as unusual” - reactionFollowing the Nationwide September House Price Index published this morning, mortgage and property experts have commented. Andrew Montlake, managing director o
The Guardian
UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn expertsLack of supply will prevent crash, say some, while others predict ‘simple maths’ mean property price bubble poised to burst
The Guardian
UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn expertsLack of supply will prevent crash, say some, while others predict ‘simple maths’ mean property price bubble poised to burst
Mortgage Professional
Is a house price crash coming? Brokers weigh inThey also argue on whether the market is now a buyers’ or a sellers’ market
Mortgage Professional
Is a house price crash coming? Brokers weigh inThey also argue on whether the market is now a buyers’ or a sellers’ market
Mortgage Solutions
Brokers urge potential borrowers to act quickly as lenders reprice – analysisBrokers are encouraging customers who have not submitted mortgage applications to act quickly and have all their documents ready to go as lenders withdraw new business fixed rates and reprice amidst economic...
Property118
Tenants increasingly getting first refusal to buy their homeMortgage brokers are reporting ‘an enormous uptick in enquires’ from tenants who are being given first refusal to buy their rented home. The brokers point to increasing numbers of amateur landlords who...
Financial Reporter
Energy price cap could bolster housing demand, brokers predictFollowing Liz Truss’s energy price cap announcement last week, some brokers have suggested that property market activity may start to tick up again now that people know what’s happening with their utility...
LandlordZONE
Would you? Number of landlords selling properties to their tenants risesMortgage brokers around the UK have reported a big rise in tenants being given first refusal to…
Landlord Today
More landlords giving tenants first refusal on properties sold offA range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the homes they are renting.
IFA Magazine
Great Landlord Sell-off: Brokers see “enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the...Brokers have reported “an enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the property they’re renting”. They say increas
Mortgage Solutions
Clearing up client confusion is core aspect of the broker’s job ‒ analysisEducating clients about how the homebuying process works is as important as locating the right rate, brokers have argued, although schools could always do more.
FTAdviser.com
Lick your wrists to stay cool: Advisers’ top heat-busting tipsAdvisers have shared their top tips for keeping cool while carrying on creating financial plans for clients ranging from drinking iced water to licking your wrists like a monkey
Mortgage Solutions
Nature of mortgage broker role increases risk of burnoutMortgage brokers are more likely to burnout through becoming overworked precisely because of the nature of the job, brokers have suggested.
Mortgage Solutions
‘Shovel through the dung to find a gem’ – brokers share their biggest career lessonsAfter surviving Covid, mortgage brokers are now looking down the barrel at rising rates and raging inflation – there’s never a dull moment in this industry.
Mortgage Solutions
Misleading financial ads more common as product shelf-life shrinks, brokers warnBrokers have said that they are seeing an increasing number of adverts for products and rates that are no longer on the market, often on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.
Mortgage Solutions
More than half UK homebuyers open to specialist mortgage lenders – analysis - Mortgage SolutionsMore than half of UK homeowners would consider opting for a specialist lender in their mortgage search, even if they had not come across the provider before.
Mortgage Finance Gazette
Government notes house price rise of 10.8% in Dec 2021UK house prices increased by 10.8% on an annual basis in December 2021, government figures show. This takes the average property across the UK price up to
Financial Reporter
What do mortgage brokers say makes their blood boil?Newspage recently asked mortgage brokers one simple question: ‘What’s making your blood boil right now?’
Mortgage Solutions
Landlords brace themselves for higher rates with longer term fixes, brokers say - Mortgage SolutionsBrokers are seeing more landlords seek to fix their buy-to-let mortgages on longer terms as further rate rises loom.
Evening Standard
Average London home now sells for more than £500k — a new record highHouse prices in the capital hit a new record according to the most recent sales data
Mortgage Finance Gazette
Government notes house price rise of 10.8% in Dec 2021UK house prices increased by 10.8% on an annual basis in December 2021, government figures show. This takes the average property across the UK price up to