September 17th, 2014
An improving economy and increasing house prices will see a vast increase in remortgage applications over the coming months, according to a leading niche brokerage.
Taj Kang, Operations Director of specialist br... Read More
September 11th, 2014
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has confirmed that it will publish revised lending guidelines in the coming weeks, with reference to the surprise decision taken by the Treasury to regulate so called ‘accidental lan... Read More
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
