HSBC has today announced an increase in its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) lending limits for residential mortgages. The changes, effective from today, apply to all new-build properties and flats, including non-new-build flats, across the UK. In this news article I will...
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Halifax Expands Foreign Income Mortgage Criteria
Halifax has announced a new exciting change to its mortgage application criteria, that is due to take effect on the 12th of August 2024. In a message to all mortgage brokers this morning, Halifax announced that they will now accept foreign income mortgage...
Lenders Lower SVR Mortgages In Line With Bank of England
In a welcome move for homeowners with SVR mortgages, several leading mortgage lenders have already announced reductions in their Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgages following the Bank of England's decision to lower the base rate earlier this month. Effective from...
Interest Rate Rises Not As Bad As Expected?
In a statement today, the deputy governor of the Bank of England Ben Broadbent announced that the rate rises that we have seen in recent weeks and month might be more than we actually need. Meaning that the interest rate rises, and the outlook of the economy...
Accord Now Offers 95% Home Mortgages
In this day and age, 95% mortgages are few and far between unfortunately as lenders are still cautious about how much they lend and who qualifies for the higher mortgages. Now, a standard deposit amount is normally a minimum of 10% i.e. 90% mortgage, with...
Property Prices Are Still High – For Now
New data produced by property website Rightmove yesterday shows that property prices are still high and breaking records, despite the economy struggling in recent months. We, like most financial service companies think that property prices are likely to reach a...
Confidence Returns But ‘Little Chance’ Of Drop In Mortgage Rates
Following a press release this morning given by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, confidence has returned slightly to the market. But many don't think that this will cause any drop in mortgage rates to occur. Jeremy Hunt, the newly appointed...
Mortgages Could Cost An Extra £5,100 by 2024
Before the weekend, finance news outlets across the country broke the news that mortgages could cost and extra £5,100 per year for the average mortgage borrower by the end of 2024. A shocking claim, yes. But is it true? Market analysis organisation Resolution...
Buyers Willing To Pay More For Energy Efficient Homes
A report issued out to the public yesterday by mortgage lender Santander shows that an increasing number of property purchasers are willing to pay more for energy efficient homes as the increased costs to heat and power a property starts to impact the general...
Over Half Of Mortgages Coming To An End Within 3-Years
For most mortgage borrowers, the sensible thing to do has been to fix your mortgage product and rate for a certain period of time. Most lenders will offer products that you can fix for 2, 3, 5 or 10 years. Fixing your mortgage rate means that you will have confidence...
Cost Of Variable Rate Mortgage Increases
Recent research has shown that the average monthly cost of a variable rate mortgage, in comparison to the more commonly utilised fixed rate mortgage, has increased by 13.3% and is only likely to increase as rates jump up and up. What Is A Variable Rate...
Virgin Money Raises Residential and Buy-To-Let Products
Virgin Money, the banking arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Group have been the latest in a swarm of mortgage lenders to announce new rate increases to their residential and buy-to-let products. In recent weeks and months, mortgage lenders have been bumping up...
Santander Back To 95% Mortgage Lending
Santander have announced that they will now be offering mortgage products of up to 95% LTV, or mortgage products where the borrower will only need to contribute a 5% deposit. This re-introduction of 95% mortgage lending by Santander is a huge game changer for...
Are Rising Mortgage Costs Bringing House Prices Down?
"Rising mortgage costs mean significant house price drop is inevitable", claims economic research organisation Capital Economics in their recently released report on the state of the housing market. Is a significant reduction in house prices really on the way...
Only 29% Of Self-Employed People Have Life Insurance
This morning, The Exeter building society Head of protection distribution Jamie Page sent a message out to all mortgage and protection brokers. In the message he presented a dossier of reporting's that he and the building society have made in regard to...
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