mortgage lending
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Regulation & Law
AGENCY BOSS: Relaxing mortgage lending criteria risks ‘boom and bust’
Looser mortgage lending must be approached with caution to avoid the same mistakes that led to the 2008 housing crash says David Alexander.
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Regulation & Law
Huge changes to FTB mortgage rules to be revealed by Chancellor
Rachel Reeves says her Treasury team is to push through a significant number of changes to lending regulations, in particular for first-time buyers, via key regulators.
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Housing Market
Latest figures show mortgage lending ‘back on track’
Mortgage lending for new purchases is up for the first time since last year, according to Bank of England.
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Housing Market
OFFICIAL: Mortgage borrowing rises £1bn during December
The latest figures from ONS reveal growing buyer confidence as mortgage lending rises to £3.6 billion and mortgage approvals hit 65,000 last month.
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Latest property news
BREAKING: Mortgage lending hits highest level ever recorded
Bank of England says homeowners borrowed nearly £12 billion via mortgages during March, up from £6.2 billion the month before.
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Latest property news
Government officially launches 95% LTV mortgage scheme for FTBs
Scheme is for all homes for sale under £600,000 and will run until the end of the year and be limited to £3.9 billion.
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Products & Services
Lenders offer Coronavirus payment holidays
RBS is giving customers hit by Coronavirus a three-month mortgage-payment holiday, with other lenders likely to follow.
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Latest property news
Surprise! Housing market stages unexpected April recovery
Latest research by UK Finance and NAEA Propertymark reveal improving activity as transactions and mortgage approvals increase.
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Latest property news
Buy to Let… just got bigger
Coventry Building Society has increased its maximum buy-to-let borrowing limit to £750,000, meaning it now offer mortgages on properties worth up to £1.5m.
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Latest property news
Time for a Belfast branch? Northern Ireland booms as rest of UK slows down
Mortgage lending to first time buyers and home movers in Northern Ireland is booming while rest of UK struggles.
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