Published by Money Expert on Tuesday, 05 May 2015 Last Friday saw the lowest fixed rate mortgage ever offered in the UK go on sale. The deal offered a rate of 1.09% that is fixed for two years. This new deal is the latest punch thrown in the mortgage price war that has […]
Published by Financial Times on Friday, 27 February 2015 by Merryn Somerset Webb Who would want to buy a house in the UK at the moment? Look at the prices and you’d think the answer would be absolutely nobody. In London …
Published by Love Money on Monday, 23 February 2015 by John Fitzsimons Crowdfunding site offers new way to invest in property. CrowdLords is a new crowdfunding site, offering people the chance to invest in property, whether as a landlord or simply as a hands-off investor. Let’s take a closer look at how it […]
Published by Property Wire on Friday, 6 February 2015 Renewed optimism in the UK mortgage industry for growth in 2015 is being overshadowed by the view that the market has become too conservative, it is claimed. Post financial crisis regulation is hampering the market and brokers are reporting difficulties in meeting customer needs, […]
Published by Property Forum on Saturday, 24 January 2015 by Mark Benson While many investors look towards the UK property market as something of a “safe haven” it seems that investors are pricing first-time buyers out of the market. A report by the homeless charity Shelter has cast a very dark shadow across […]
Published by Reuters on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 by David Milliken and Li-mei Hoang (Reuters) – Two Bank of England policymakers have ditched their long-standing calls for an end to record-low interest rates in the face of tumbling inflation, prompting economists to again push back forecasts of when the BoE will start to […]
Published by FT Adviser on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 by Peter Walker Hinckley and Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on seven mortgages, including two buy-to-let deals. The news discounted rates apply to several high loan-to-value deals. A 95 per cent loan-to-value two-year discount mortgage is down from 3.85 per cent […]
Published by Mortgage Finance Gazette on Monday, 05 January 2015 by Joanne Atkin A number of mortgage lenders are increasing their procuration fees after a flurry of providers did the same towards the end of last year. For all new residential mortgage applications received by Skipton Intermediaries, proc fees will rise to 0.40 […]
Published by FT Adviser on Friday, 02 January 2015 by Damian Fantato Buy-to-let investors should face restrictions on how much they can charge their tenants, a report into the UK’s private rented sector claims. The 58-page paper, written by Daniel Bentley of Civitas, claims the UK’s housing market is “a mess” because of […]
Published by Property Wire on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 Confidence in the buy to let market will encourage significant investment in the sector by UK property investors in 2015, according to new research. This is despite the fact that 52% of buy to let property investors believe interest rates will rise next year, […]
