16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (250+ words) Residential remortgage searches rose 11% year on year in August, but overall mortgage search activity slowed during the summer, according to the latest Twenty7tec Mortgage Market Snapshot. It found that 1,556,758 mortgage searches were completed in August, down 13% compared with July but up…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (356+ words) Gross mortgage lending increased by 11.1% compared to the previous quarter, rising to £77.4 bn and 31.7% higher than a year ago, according to the latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Return (MLAR). The outstanding value of residential mortgage loans increased by 0.8% from the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (301+ words) Conveyancing distributor Conveybuddy has announced a 75% increase in registered mortgage brokers and a 78% rise in the number of individual broker companies instructing the business. The company now has 4,200 registered brokers, up from 2,400 at the end of its first year after…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (729+ words) The traditional journey onto the property ladder is changing. Brits are buying their first homes later and increasingly after starting families, meaning many reach the market with different financial commitments and housing needs from previous generations. Figures reported by the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) Newcastle for Intermediaries has extended its Affordability Boost proposition to new-build purchase applications up to 95% LTV. The feature allows customers who select a qualifying longer-term fixed-rate mortgage to benefit from an affordability assessment aligned with the product’s longer-term payment certainty,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) Newcastle for Intermediaries has extended its Affordability Boost proposition to new-build purchase applications up to 95% LTV. The feature allows customers who select a qualifying longer-term fixed-rate mortgage to benefit from an affordability assessment aligned with the product’s longer-term payment certainty,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (296+ words) BetterHome Group is expanding its investment in the UK intermediary market by funding Josewin’s acquisition of Mortgage Support Services (MSS). Josewin is the parent company of HLPartnership and a number of mortgage and protection intermediary businesses, while MSS is the…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (419+ words) The hunt for new-build properties that offer more space and better value for money is increasingly pushing homeowners out of London and into the commuter belt, according to the latest research by UK Property Development. It shows that demand for…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (257+ words) More than half (58%) of would-be first-time buyers believe that existing debt would prevent them from being approved for a mortgage, while more than a third (37%) believe that they must find a 20% deposit. The survey of more than 1,000 prospective UK first-time…...