Broker Focus: Louise McCaffery, team manager, The Mortgage Adviser Scotland

January 18, 2024by

Describe your firm in a few sentences The Mortgage Adviser Scotland is a team of talented mortgage advisers based in...

Read more

Furness launches holiday let range from 5.93%  

January 18, 2024by

Furness Building Society has launched two holiday let loans for properties across England, Scotland and Wales.   The mutual says...

Read more

Govt schemes used for almost half of FTB purchases

January 18, 2024by

Almost half (45%) of first-time buyers purchased their property with help from a government scheme. ...

Read more

Lenders says home loan demand drops in Q4, forecast to lift in Q1: BoE  

January 18, 2024by

Mortgage demand for home loans and remortgages fell in the final quarter of last year, but both are expected...

Read more

UK housing market activity on the up: Rics

January 18, 2024by

The December 2023 RICS UK Residential Survey shows activity picking up, and an improvement on November’s figures as the...

Read more

Real estate stocks tumble as traders reassess March rate cut bets

January 18, 2024by

Real estate stocks were the biggest drag on the S&P 500 Index Wednesday as traders moved back their bets...

Read more

Surprise inflation rise to 4% dampens hopes of spring base rate cut   

January 17, 2024by

Inflation rose unexpectedly to 4% last month, its first rise in almost a year, which dented hopes of an...

Read more

UK house prices see biggest fall since 2011

January 17, 2024by

The average UK house price decreased by 2.1% in the 12 months to November 2023, the largest annual fall...

Read more

Regional shift in average Scottish house price moves

January 17, 2024by

At a national level, the picture this month shows Scotland’s average house price in November 2023 barely changed over...

Read more

Skipton cuts rates on resi and track record mortgages

January 17, 2024by

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across its residential range for existing and new customers and on its ‘track...

Read more