Homebuyers paid £1.1bn in stamp duty in July, with the current tax system weighed against downsizers, says Coventry Building Society. Property buyers have paid £6.5bn in stamp duty charges...
Read MoreJust Wealth has strengthened its referral proposition to include support with protection cases, helping brokers at its sister firm Just Mortgages meet their Consumer Duty obligations. Mortgage brokers can now...
Read MoreLendinvest is launching automatic decisions in principle (Dip) in its latest platform update, speeding up the application process for its residential mortgage range. ...
Read MoreAldermore has cut rates across its landlord and residential ranges for new and existing customers by up to 70 basis points. Highlights of reductions across its buy-to-let products include: For individual...
Read MoreThe Howden Group is expanding further into the mortgage market with the acquisition of Dublin-based financial services company Finance Solutions. Finance Solutions specialises in mortgage broking, as well as providing...
Read MoreThe average five-year fixed-rate mortgage fell by 7 basis points to 5.79% from a week ago, data from Rightmove shows, as markets bet that the Bank of England is...
Read MoreKeystone Property Finance has hired Kevin Meredith as its business development manager for the North West. The specialist lender says Meredith will be tasked with supporting brokers and their...
Read MoreLast week, mortgage rates hit a 21st-century high, the 10-year yield closed slightly higher than my peak forecast for 2023, and housing inventory growth was still slow. Purchase application...
Read MoreA mortgage executive helped a rival lender create its wholesale division at the height of the recent mortgage boom before departing to that competitor with dozens of his colleagues,...
Read MoreBond yields broke through a key resistance point this week, leading to a fresh round of fixed mortgage rate increases. The rise in yields came following the release of...
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