Weekly rate watch: All fixes drop as 2023 kicks off

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Average rate drops occurred within every major fix this week, Moneyfacts data shows. The three-year fix led events, seeing 10 basis points removed from its average rate, taking it to...

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CBA helps Kimberley customers hit by flooding

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Commonwealth Bank has announced it will provide emergency assistance to its customers and businesses in flood-affected areas in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The bank says northwest Western Australia...

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, Jan. 3, 2023

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Happy New Year! Average mortgage rates nudged higher last Friday, the latest business day before today. And they more than doubled over 2022. Still,...

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Should you buy the most expensive house you can afford? (Podcast)

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

How much house can you really afford? When you get preapproved for a mortgage, your lender will tell you the maximum loan amount you can qualify for. But you might...

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Rental demand in England dips: Barrows and Forrester

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Demand for rental property across England fell by 12% between the third and fourth quarter last year, says Barrows and Forrester. Overall, rental demand came to 33.9% in Q4 2022. On...

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Home mortgage searches plunge by 41% in December: Twenty7Tec 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Remortgage and first-time buyer searches were down for the month by 35.3% and 38.1%, respectively.  Purchase mortgage and remortgage searches were down for the year by 12.8% and 10.9%, respectively.  However, total mortgage...

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The Mortgage Mum launches later-life lending division

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Broker firm The Mortgage Mum is set to open a later-life lending division following clients’ expressions of interest in the area. Sarah Tucker founded the firm in 2019 under the...

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OSB Group recruits two managers to push ESG programmes   

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The business — whose brands include Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages — says Shana Roberts and Lexi Tsalkitzoglou will “support the delivery of the social element of OSB Group’s...

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OSB Group hires two executives to drive ESG projects   

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

OSB Group has hired two executives to help drive the firm’s environmental, social, and corporate governance programmes.   The business — whose brands include Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages —...

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Armalytix joins Conveyancing Association as affiliate member  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The data intelligence firm and open banking platform allows clients to move funds, access financial analysis and carry out wealth checks.   In May, Armalytix was selected by the government-backed...

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