Blog: The new mortgage dilemma – could Rios be the answer?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates are at a 15-year high and, with further interest rate rises expected this year and into 2024, many homeowners in later life are facing into some tough...

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Comment: Time to demystify green mortgages

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

With residential homes responsible for 21% of the UK’s carbon emissions, the property industry has recognised its pivotal role in improving the energy efficiency of existing housing stock. Growing concern...

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EWS1 valuations rise 8% in Q2, higher for tall blocks: DLUHC  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Flats in tower blocks that required EWS1 building safety forms rose 8% to 43,000 mortgage valuations in the three months to June, according to official data. But valuations demanded...

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Economy cooling fast but rates likely to rise again: Hargreaves

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s still four weeks until Bank of England policymakers decide on whether to increase the cost of borrowing again and the economy is already cooling fast. As Hargreaves Lansdown head...

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Student loan payments restart will dent U.S. housing market, survey finds

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The resumption of U.S. student-loan payments in the coming weeks will deal a significant and lasting blow to the housing market, according to a new survey of real estate...

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EWS1 forms for flats lift 8% in Q2, higher for tall blocks: DLUHC  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Flats in tower blocks that required EWS1 building safety forms rose 8% to 43,000 mortgage valuations in the three months to June, according to official data. But valuations demanded...

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No BoE cut to rates yet despite UK economy cooling: Hargreaves

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s still four weeks until Bank of England policymakers decide on whether to increase the cost of borrowing again and the economy is already cooling fast. ...

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RICS partners with First AML to support surveyors

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Anti-money laundering (AML) company First AML has announced a partnership with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). ...

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Mayor of London in fresh rent freeze calls to attract teachers and nurses  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mayor of London has renewed his call for a two-year rent freeze across the city, because the capital’s housing crisis has hit the recruitment of key workers such...

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Khan renews rent freeze calls to attract teachers and nurses  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mayor of London has renewed his call for a two-year rent freeze across the city, because the capital’s housing crisis has hit the recruitment of key workers such...

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