Gary Boakes's Media Coverage

Your Money

Halifax mortgage rate cuts are a ‘massive curveball’ in the market - Your Money

Published: 25/2/2024, 11:11 am

Evening Standard

Halifax in shock mortgage rate cut after most lenders raise prices

Published: 22/2/2024, 5:46 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Halifax and NatWest make further fixed rate mortgage cuts

Published: 28/11/2023, 10:59 am

The Intermediary

“Great news for homeowners” as HSBC and TSB make further rate cuts

Published: 21/11/2023, 6:57 pm

Birmingham Live

HSBC and TSB issue message to anybody with a mortgage and ‘it’s great news’

Published: 21/11/2023, 6:53 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Inflation drops to 4.6%, down from 6.7%

Published: 15/11/2023, 9:05 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Could we see sub-4% mortgages before the year is out?

Published: 15/11/2023, 8:59 pm

The Intermediary

Potential IHT cuts in Autumn Statement “an attempt to sway voters”

Published: 14/11/2023, 6:38 am

Development Finance Today

‘The UK is never going to gain the much-needed traction in housebuilding with a change at the top coming so frequently’

Published: 14/11/2023, 6:32 am

The Intermediary

Stamp duty cuts in Autumn Statement: “Idiotic doesn’t do it justice”

Published: 14/11/2023, 6:28 am

Birmingham Live

HSBC issues £250 message to anybody with bank account and ‘it starts tomorrow’

Published: 31/10/2023, 1:48 pm

Mortgage Professional

HSBC announces residential and BTL product changes

Published: 31/10/2023, 12:35 pm

Express.co.uk

Core inflation plunge fails to materialise but food and household costs ease

Published: 18/10/2023, 7:12 am

The Intermediary

EXCLUSIVE: Borrowers in Consett more likely to have protection than those in Chelsea

Published: 6/10/2023, 9:43 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Virgin Money makes improvements to affordability calculations

Published: 5/10/2023, 11:44 am

Financial Reporter

Halifax announces mortgage rate reductions

Published: 29/9/2023, 12:13 pm

BirminghamLive

Halifax issues four-day warning to any customer who has a mortgage

Published: 28/9/2023, 3:39 pm

Mortgage Professional

Transitioning from broker to business owner

Published: 28/9/2023, 4:28 am

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

Nationwide reduces mortgage rates by up to 0.31%

Published: 21/9/2023, 3:21 pm

Bridging & commercial

Optimism strikes the market, as BoE keeps base rate at 5.25%

Published: 21/9/2023, 1:05 pm

Evening Standard

Interest rate hike pause ‘offers some relief to those struggling with mortgage costs’

Published: 21/9/2023, 1:02 pm

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

NatWest makes rate changes to new and existing customer products

Published: 20/9/2023, 3:20 pm

BirminghamLive

NatWest issues new rules for anybody with a mortgage ‘starting tomorrow’

Published: 20/9/2023, 2:48 pm

Mortgage Professional

How I became a broker – Gary Boakes’ story

Published: 18/9/2023, 3:21 pm

Mortgage Professional

HSBC to make further rate cuts

Published: 18/9/2023, 3:19 pm

The Guardian

Homeowners left out of pocket after two-year delays at UK Land Registry

Published: 27/8/2023, 11:50 am

Financial Reporter

NatWest reduces fixed rates by further 0.45%

Published: 16/8/2023, 2:47 pm

Financial Reporter

Virgin reduces mortgage rates and launches new 7 day specials

Published: 11/8/2023, 12:00 pm

Express.co.uk

Inflation figures ‘excellent news’ for mortgages -‘light at end of tunnel’

Published: 20/7/2023, 6:19 am

inews.co.uk

How to buy a home when prices are falling - and how much to offer

Published: 15/7/2023, 10:04 am

Mortgage Professional

Big lenders announce mortgage product changes

Published: 8/6/2023, 4:41 pm

MSN

Angry homeowners sold cheapest mortgages in history consider legal action

Published: 23/4/2023, 9:13 am

The Sunday Telegraph

Angry homeowners sold cheapest mortgages in history consider legal action

Published: 23/4/2023, 9:11 am

Financial Reporter

Brokers face increase in complaints over two-year fixes

Published: 20/4/2023, 5:44 am

Mortgage Solutions

Warning of rise in complaints around two-year fixed rate mortgages

Published: 19/4/2023, 3:22 pm

The Intermediary

Consultancy warns of rise in broker clients claiming they were misadvised

Published: 19/4/2023, 1:27 pm

IFA Magazine

Increase in complaints and claims against brokers over 2-year fixes says specialist consultancy, Jencap Partners - reaction...

Published: 19/4/2023, 1:22 pm

Mortgage Strategy

Product transfers on rise as low fixed-rate deals end: UK Finance

Published: 18/4/2023, 9:42 am

FTAdviser

Homeowners opt for product transfers over remortgaging

Published: 17/4/2023, 12:01 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Public’s trust in Martin Lewis ‘an opportunity’ for advisers ‒ analysis

Published: 8/4/2023, 6:10 pm

The Sunday Times

When it pays to get out of a Help to Buy mortgage

Published: 2/4/2023, 3:23 pm

Your Money

Borrowers stuck on 7% default rates as Land Registry backlog ‘beyond a joke’ - Your Money

Published: 29/3/2023, 2:40 pm

Mortgage Strategy

All BTL fixed rates cut as part of new Coventry deals – Mortgage Strategy

Published: 23/3/2023, 3:40 pm

FTAdviser

Brokers frustrated at advice restrictions when overseas

Published: 17/3/2023, 2:03 pm

Mortgage Professional

Barclays ups rates on select residential mortgages

Published: 13/3/2023, 7:21 am

Mortgage Strategy

Accord lifts resi rates for new customers by up to 40bps – Mortgage Strategy

Published: 10/3/2023, 7:30 am

The Intermediary

Barclays to increase rates across a number of residential purchase and remortgage product

Published: 10/3/2023, 7:14 am

Mortgage Solutions

Four-day week ‘would not work for mortgage market’

Published: 4/3/2023, 10:54 am

Mortgage Strategy

HSBC ups rates on fixed residential offerings

Published: 1/3/2023, 1:10 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage approvals drop to lowest level in over a decade – BoE - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 1/3/2023, 12:42 pm

FTAdviser

House prices grew 20% during pandemic

Published: 1/3/2023, 12:13 pm

Mortgage Solutions

LTI ratio tweaks will become ‘common’ as lenders battle for business – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 28/2/2023, 10:38 am

Mortgage Solutions

Rate switch cancellation will become more ‘common’ increasing broker and lender workloads

Published: 25/2/2023, 4:12 pm

Financial Reporter

When will two-year fixes break the 4% barrier? - brokers react

Published: 16/2/2023, 11:11 am

IFA Magazine

When will 2-year fixes break 4% barrier? - reaction

Published: 16/2/2023, 10:45 am

Daily Express

Mortgage boost with 5-year fixed deal under 4%

Published: 8/2/2023, 7:19 am

mirror

Families face £13,000 mortgage hike after Tory ‘mismanagement’ - find your area

Published: 7/2/2023, 4:47 pm

This Is Money

BoE: New mortgage lending down by a fifth last month

Published: 1/2/2023, 12:28 pm

Mortgage Solutions

House price growth slips further in January – Nationwide

Published: 1/2/2023, 12:23 pm

FTAdviser

Mortgage approvals plummet further

Published: 1/2/2023, 6:57 am

Mortgage Professional

This firm does not charge a fee for mortgage advice

Published: 27/1/2023, 9:30 am

IFA Magazine

Brokers respond to comments made by Money Box presenter Paul Lewis

Published: 16/1/2023, 1:47 pm

Financial Reporter

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

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

Mortgage Solutions

SLS In Focus – Second charge interest will continue to grow over next three to four years

Published: 13/1/2023, 6:41 am

Mortgage Solutions

SLS In Focus – Second charge interest will continue to grow over next three to four years - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 12/1/2023, 4:08 pm

Mortgage Professional

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme extension receiving mixed reviews

Published: 11/1/2023, 6:56 am

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage pricing: where are we now and what can we expect? - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 4/1/2023, 6:27 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Social media, targeting niches and gaining exposure: the changes brokers are making in 2023 - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 4/1/2023, 10:16 am

Mortgage Solutions

Rate cuts, the rise of PT and ‘suffering’ BTL: Broker expectations for 2023

Published: 24/12/2022, 2:07 pm

Financial Reporter

Brokers urge lenders to rethink self-employed risk

Published: 21/12/2022, 1:40 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Treasury planning to extend mortgage guarantee scheme – report

Published: 20/12/2022, 8:38 am

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage term extensions jump in popularity but should be ‘last resort or short-term plan’ – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Published: 18/12/2022, 8:08 am

Daily Mirror

What will happen to house prices and mortgages in 2023 - we ask the experts

Published: 18/12/2022, 6:27 am

Mortgage Solutions

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

Published: 14/12/2022, 5:32 pm

Mortgage Solutions

Affordability pressures to soften mortgage market in 2023, UK Finance predicts

Published: 12/12/2022, 9:16 pm

Financial Reporter

TSB cuts self-employed multiples and increases stress rates

Published: 12/12/2022, 2:45 pm

Daily Mail

Strikes threaten ‘virtual Christmas’: Staff are already WFH

Published: 12/12/2022, 2:27 pm

The Intermediary

TSB pauses 90% LTV new build lending and cuts LTI for self-employed

Published: 12/12/2022, 2:08 pm

IFA Magazine

UK Finance Report warns of ‘softer mortgage market’ but does it go far enough? Brokers respond

Published: 12/12/2022, 1:57 pm

inews.co.uk

If you really want to understand the economy, leave Canary Wharf and meet the small businesses

Published: 12/12/2022, 7:55 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

Mortgage Solutions

Lenders urged to stop ‘persecuting’ self-employed borrowers ‒ analysis

Published: 7/12/2022, 11:31 am

The Intermediary

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

Published: 7/12/2022, 11:01 am

IFA Magazine

Halifax Nov House Price Index: reaction from estate agents and brokers

Published: 7/12/2022, 10:43 am

IFA Magazine

Report links depression and the cost of living crisis – but are advisers seeing evidence with clients? Reaction

Published: 7/12/2022, 10:18 am

IFA Magazine

Mind the gap: do advisers think the advice gap is growing? Reaction

Published: 7/12/2022, 9:38 am

Mortgage Strategy

News Analysis: Buyers ‘sit tight until next year’

Published: 7/12/2022, 8:17 am

Mortgage Professional

NatWest lowers rates for new and existing customers

Published: 6/12/2022, 9:31 am

Financial Reporter

NatWest cuts residential rates by up to 0.55%

Published: 6/12/2022, 9:23 am

FTAdviser.com

‘Advice profession can’t support a levelling up agenda driven by the FCA’

Published: 6/12/2022, 7:55 am

The Intermediary

The Mortgage Works to reduce stress rates

Published: 6/12/2022, 7:07 am

The Intermediary

Bank of Ireland to cuts 5-year fixed mortgage rates to start at 4.65%

Published: 5/12/2022, 3:07 pm

Salisbury Journal

Salisbury woman wins big in industry awards night

Published: 2/12/2022, 5:05 pm

Financial Reporter

How much of an issue is affordability? - brokers react

Published: 2/12/2022, 9:48 am

Mortgage Solutions

UK house price growth slows to 4.4 per cent ‒ Nationwide

Published: 1/12/2022, 4:39 pm

The Intermediary

Annual house price growth slowed to 4.4% in November from 7.2% in October

Published: 1/12/2022, 9:48 am

Gary Boakes's Media Coverage

Halifax mortgage rate cuts are a ‘massive curveball’ in the market - Your Money

Halifax in shock mortgage rate cut after most lenders raise prices

Halifax and NatWest make further fixed rate mortgage cuts

“Great news for homeowners” as HSBC and TSB make further rate cuts

HSBC and TSB issue message to anybody with a mortgage and ‘it’s great news’

Inflation drops to 4.6%, down from 6.7%

Could we see sub-4% mortgages before the year is out?

Potential IHT cuts in Autumn Statement “an attempt to sway voters”

‘The UK is never going to gain the much-needed traction in housebuilding with a change at the top coming so frequently’

Stamp duty cuts in Autumn Statement: “Idiotic doesn’t do it justice”

HSBC issues £250 message to anybody with bank account and ‘it starts tomorrow’

HSBC announces residential and BTL product changes

Core inflation plunge fails to materialise but food and household costs ease

EXCLUSIVE: Borrowers in Consett more likely to have protection than those in Chelsea

Virgin Money makes improvements to affordability calculations

Halifax announces mortgage rate reductions

Halifax issues four-day warning to any customer who has a mortgage

Transitioning from broker to business owner

Nationwide reduces mortgage rates by up to 0.31%

Optimism strikes the market, as BoE keeps base rate at 5.25%

Interest rate hike pause ‘offers some relief to those struggling with mortgage costs’

NatWest makes rate changes to new and existing customer products

NatWest issues new rules for anybody with a mortgage ‘starting tomorrow’

How I became a broker – Gary Boakes’ story

HSBC to make further rate cuts

Homeowners left out of pocket after two-year delays at UK Land Registry

NatWest reduces fixed rates by further 0.45%

Virgin reduces mortgage rates and launches new 7 day specials

Inflation figures ‘excellent news’ for mortgages -‘light at end of tunnel’

How to buy a home when prices are falling - and how much to offer

Big lenders announce mortgage product changes

Angry homeowners sold cheapest mortgages in history consider legal action

Angry homeowners sold cheapest mortgages in history consider legal action

Brokers face increase in complaints over two-year fixes

Warning of rise in complaints around two-year fixed rate mortgages

Consultancy warns of rise in broker clients claiming they were misadvised

Increase in complaints and claims against brokers over 2-year fixes says specialist consultancy, Jencap Partners - reaction...

Product transfers on rise as low fixed-rate deals end: UK Finance

Homeowners opt for product transfers over remortgaging

Public’s trust in Martin Lewis ‘an opportunity’ for advisers ‒ analysis

When it pays to get out of a Help to Buy mortgage

Borrowers stuck on 7% default rates as Land Registry backlog ‘beyond a joke’ - Your Money

All BTL fixed rates cut as part of new Coventry deals – Mortgage Strategy

Brokers frustrated at advice restrictions when overseas

Barclays ups rates on select residential mortgages

Accord lifts resi rates for new customers by up to 40bps – Mortgage Strategy

Barclays to increase rates across a number of residential purchase and remortgage product

Four-day week ‘would not work for mortgage market’

HSBC ups rates on fixed residential offerings

Mortgage approvals drop to lowest level in over a decade – BoE - Mortgage Solutions

House prices grew 20% during pandemic

LTI ratio tweaks will become ‘common’ as lenders battle for business – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

Rate switch cancellation will become more ‘common’ increasing broker and lender workloads

When will two-year fixes break the 4% barrier? - brokers react

When will 2-year fixes break 4% barrier? - reaction

Mortgage boost with 5-year fixed deal under 4%

Families face £13,000 mortgage hike after Tory ‘mismanagement’ - find your area

BoE: New mortgage lending down by a fifth last month

House price growth slips further in January – Nationwide

Mortgage approvals plummet further

This firm does not charge a fee for mortgage advice

​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

SLS In Focus – Second charge interest will continue to grow over next three to four years

SLS In Focus – Second charge interest will continue to grow over next three to four years - Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme extension receiving mixed reviews

Mortgage pricing: where are we now and what can we expect? - Mortgage Solutions

Social media, targeting niches and gaining exposure: the changes brokers are making in 2023 - Mortgage Solutions

Rate cuts, the rise of PT and ‘suffering’ BTL: Broker expectations for 2023

Brokers urge lenders to rethink self-employed risk

Treasury planning to extend mortgage guarantee scheme – report

Mortgage term extensions jump in popularity but should be ‘last resort or short-term plan’ – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

What will happen to house prices and mortgages in 2023 - we ask the experts

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

Affordability pressures to soften mortgage market in 2023, UK Finance predicts

TSB cuts self-employed multiples and increases stress rates

Strikes threaten ‘virtual Christmas’: Staff are already WFH

TSB pauses 90% LTV new build lending and cuts LTI for self-employed

UK Finance Report warns of ‘softer mortgage market’ but does it go far enough? Brokers respond

Brokers respond to comments made by Money Box presenter Paul Lewis