by Taryn Johnston | Feb 11, 2021 | Mortgages
The number of mortgages on the market has risen to 3,215, according to Moneyfacts – the widest choice seen since March 2020’s count of 5,222. It is also the largest four-monthly rise, at 42 per cent, (counted from October 2020) since 2007. In what should be good news...
by Taryn Johnston | Jan 5, 2021 | Mortgages
Last night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another national lockdown, which has already come into force and is expected to last until mid-February. However, the property industry is to continue operating, with estate and letting agents remaining open, house...
by Taryn Johnston | Dec 17, 2020 | Mortgages
The average number of prospective buyers per estate agent branch was 580 this November, says NAEA Propertymark. This is 29 per cent increase on a monthly basis and is the highest number recorded since August 2004, when 582 were counted. In addition to this, the...
by Taryn Johnston | Nov 27, 2020 | Mortgages
Nationwide is expanding access to its 90 per cent loan to value (LTV) mortgages beyond first-time buyers. From the second week of December, the lender will offer the higher LTV loans to include purchase and customers who are home movers. At the same time, the lender...
by Taryn Johnston | Nov 12, 2020 | Mortgages
HSBC has confirmed it is ready to return to 90 per cent loan to value (LTV) lending as soon as other big lenders re-enter to ensure capacity can be spread around to meet demand. However, the lender said it would not be diving straight in to the 95 per cent LTV sector...
by Taryn Johnston | Nov 5, 2020 | Mortgages
The heads of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have failed to explain why borrowers who took payment holidays at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March were not told that doing so would affect future lending decisions until months later. In a session with...
