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23 小时之前 · Butterfield, a lender specialising in Prime Central London mortgages, has issued a buy to let mortgage worth over £20m to refinance and support renovations within a client’s PCL property portfolio. The loan was structured looking to purchase a property through a trust structure which holds a ...

2025年1月22日 · Here is today’s latest news from the world of mortgages and introducers. Join the debate by leaving a comment below a story. Remember, you will need to be logged-in to do this.

Other key predictions include an increase in gross mortgage lending from £237.5 billion in 2024 to £275 billion in 2025 (a rise of 16%), growing further to £295bn in 2026 (up 11%), with house purchase lending of £177bn and £190bn respectively, and remortgaging of £88bn then £94bn.

2025年1月20日 · Media reports over the weekend suggest that UK financial regulators have proposed allowing banks to lend more mortgages to first-time buyers with smaller deposits and lower incomes. This is a bid to kick-start growth in the economy, in response to a government call for more risk-taking by regulators ...

The mortgage sector has reacted positively to the latest house price data. The Halifax says UK house prices finished 2024 up 3.3% over the past year, with the average house price now at £297,166. Prices actually fell back slightly in the single month of December, by 0.2%, following five consecutive ...

Government figures released over the weekend show that the provisional seasonally adjusted number of UK residential transactions in November was 92,640. This was 13% higher than in November 2023 but 8% lower than October 2024. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted number of residential ...

HSBC is the latest lender to announce significant reductions in its mortgage products, effective from today. The changes apply to a range of residential and buy-to-let products.

First-time buyer trends. A 20% increase in first-time buyers seeking our help this year;; Over half (50.8%) of these buyers were aged between 25 and 34;; Surprisingly 1 in 20 (5%) of first-time buyers were aged between 51 and 64;; The average deposit for first-time buyers decreased by 6.1% to £54,894, while loan amounts rose by 5.8% to £221,309; However, the average mortgage term increased ...

It’s the start of a new week after a torrid time for the UK economy and for Sterling last week. The £ fell to fresh 14-month lows against the dollar, standing at just above $1.22 at one stage, on the back of higher support for the dollar.