September 10th, 2014
The point at which the Bank of England Base Rate increases is getting closer, Governor Mark Carney told the Annual Trades Union Congress yesterday.
Carney said: “With many of the conditions for the eco... Read More
September 4th, 2014
The Bank of England base rate has been held at 0.5% again this lunchtime. The real question, however, will be about how many members of the nine-person committee voted to put rates up today, and how this will further compo... Read More
September 2nd, 2014
The Bank of England’s housing market assessment shows that purchasing activity was down on the previous month’s numbers, but figures continue to improve as it appears that mortgage lenders gradually get to grip... Read More
August 29th, 2014
At the start of August, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) followed up the release of the Mortgage Market Review guidelines with confirmation that on the 1st of October, lending limit caps would be put into place to con... Read More
August 28th, 2014
Contractor Mortgages Made Easy are delighted to announce that they have secured bespoke contract-based underwriting with one of the largest building societies in the UK.
In yet another move by a large UK lende... Read More
August 27th, 2014
Banking giant, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has today been hit with a £14.5m fine by governing body the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as a result of “serious failings” in its mortgage sales pro... Read More
August 21st, 2014
Figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown that remortgage activity increased in June.
The trend is set to continue due to the expectation of homeowners returning to the market to improve o... Read More
August 19th, 2014
As covered by the Financial Times, it is widely expected that the largest US banks will move their base of operations from London to Ireland, if the UK follows through with its exit from the European Union. While it is in ... Read More
August 14th, 2014
The Bank of England has confirmed that the new mortgage rules brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority will have a long-term impact on the mortgage sector, and more importantly on the number of approved mortgage appli... Read More
August 12th, 2014
Total mortgage borrowing for the second quarter of 2014 totalled £51.4bn, in figures released this week by the Council of Mortgage Lenders – some 11% higher than the year’s first quarter.
There were als... Read More
