3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (822+ words) Millions of working renters remain unable to buy their first home despite falling house prices, with Own Homes calling for greater use of private capital to tackle the deposit barrier. The latest Lloyds House Price Index showed house prices fell…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) The lender has cut rates by 0.10% with immediate effect, taking pricing to a starting rate of 5.19% on Prime products at 85% LTV and Near Prime products at 60% LTV. The reductions follow recent changes to Atom bank’s lending criteria, including a cut…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (604+ words) Three to five times a week, every week, for five years. That’s the published target – 80- to 100% of the customer base, every product, indefinitely. Call it a thousand messages. Over the same five years, how many will you send? The completion…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (281+ words) Taking place at Piazza Italiana on Wednesday 25 November, the event will bring together familiar faces from across the mortgage market for an evening of music, entertainment and a few surprises along the way. It follows the success of last year’s…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (357+ words) The expansion builds on the mutual’s existing presence in Scotland and the North of England and includes lending for borrowers whose income, assets or circumstances may fall outside conventional affordability models. Its proposition includes pension-backed lending, Retirement Interest Only mortgages…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (439+ words) Mortgage volumes also increased, with its Financial Services division arranging 13,400 mortgages compared with 12,800 in H1 2025, an increase of almost 5%. Announcing interim results to the City this morning the estate agency network, which includes brands such as Belvoir, Whitegates, Hunters and Fine…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) Caitlyn and Toby, who have two young children, are among the latest tenants to join the scheme, which allows renters to have up to 70% of the rent they pay returned to put towards a deposit when they are ready to…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (548+ words) A total of 381,364 mortgages were secured early during the second quarter, following 499,271 in Q1, taking the first-half total to 880,635. The figures come from lenders signed up to the Government’s Mortgage Charter, which allows customers to secure a new deal up to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (729+ words) The latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics showed gross advances increased to £77.4 billion during the quarter, 31.7% higher than a year earlier. The figures, published on 8 September, are based on Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Return data supplied by around 340 regulated mortgage…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (521+ words) HSBC and NatWest are among the biggest banks to have increased rates since the start of September, according to analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk, with further repricing expected in the coming days. Lenders are reviewing their margins after swap rates…...