Private bank Coutts have said that demand for 1 million pound plus high-end London properties in the country’s capital has increased in the last year despite the rest of the property market beginning to struggle. Coutts have said that 13% more of these types of...

  Today is crunch day as the Bank of England must now decide whether they will raise interest rates to unprecedented levels. This comes as the European Central Bank and the US Federal reserve have both done exactly that by raising borrowing costs to...

  In the face of rising interest rates and a rising cost of living, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that it would be extremely wise for banks, lenders, and advisor to encourage homeowners to switch mortgage products. Doing so could save you...

  Latest figures released by estate agents claim that London’s first-time buyers leaving the capital to purchase their first home has increased by 1/5th compared to pre-pandemic figures. It seems that a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the risking rate of...

  The amount of mortgages being accepted fell in June 2022 in the face of rising cost of living and borrowers trying to stretch lending beyond their means. With rising inflation and economic struggles felt by the country, it was predicted that mortgage borrowing...

  TSB have sent communication out to all register TSB mortgage brokers today to announce the re-introduction of some essential products. The lender, which is part of the Lloyds banking group, have said that they are re-introducing several house purchase and...

Mortgage lenders HSBC, TSB and Santander have all increased their mortgage rates this week, alongside a lot of other lenders in what seems to be a bout of mass hysteria from the banks. Since the Bank of England pushed the base rate up to 1.25% the other month, lenders...

Chorley building society have announced that they will be making changes to their products which offer mortgages for low credit scores. Chorely building society currently offers a range of products called the ‘credit renew range’ which are designed specifically for...

  Specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Birmingham Midshires (BM Solutions), part of the Lloyds Banking Group, have today sent out word to registered mortgage brokers that they will be introducing new products for energy efficient home mortgages. In a conscious...

In suit with a lot of other mortgage lenders, Bank Of Ireland have today announced that they are withdrawing rates on residential products and replacing them with new higher rates. This increase of Bank Of Ireland mortgage rates follows a long line of mortgage lenders...

Accord Mortgages have announced that they will be reducing their residential mortgage rates on selected products. A welcome change from other lenders hiking their rates up. The intermediary only lender said the following in a message to all registered brokers: We’re...

Over the last few days, UK property advertisement portal Rightmove have released figures and information that are a result of careful analysis of the property market this year. Some of the highlights they have commented on so far are house prices hitting a 6-month...