Jan 17, 2022 | Other News
17 Jan 2022 We don’t usually publicise the likes of mortgage products on this site. But our Editor thought this looked useful to many of our readership and so here it is! Suffolk Building Society has just become one of the few lenders to consider applications from...
Dec 13, 2021 | Other News
13 Dec 2021 Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from Monday 13 December until Tuesday 4 January 2022. The agreement has come from members of UK Finance and the Building Societies Association. They agreed they will not seek, or...
Jun 8, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
08 Jun 2021 Under new legislation being considered, homeowners living in poorly insulated and draughty homes (meaning they would have a low EPC rating) could pay more for their mortgages and lose value from their homes under Government plans to prioritise mortgages on...
Oct 26, 2020 | Other News
26 Oct 2020 An investment consultancy says landlords seeking mortgages to acquire new properties via a company have been finding some applications rejected as lenders have tightened rules. SevenCapital says there is an alternative – a so-called ‘bare...
Apr 16, 2020 | Other News
16 Apr 2020 There has been a sharp decline in the number of buy-to-let mortgage products available due to the coronavirus crisis. Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data, not yet published, reveals that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the choice and cost...
May 10, 2019 | Other News
9 May 2019 Last year saw a significant increase in the proportion of people aged between 65 and 75, who applied for a buy to let mortgage, through specialist buy to let broker Commercial Trust. Comparing buy to let mortgage applications by age demographics, just two...