Mortgages and Property News

There was barely an increase in the number of affordable homes being built last year.Official data shows that the number of affordable homes built in England increased by just 1%, and fell almost...

Yorkshire Building Society has thrown a lifeline to prospective first-time buyers, relaunching 10% deposit mortgages.Lenders have yanked nearly all low-deposit mortgages since the pandemic began, over...

Home-buyers are being hit with a triple whammy of high interest rates, high fees and a dearth of cashback offers on mortgages.Average interest rates for fixed mortgage deals across all loan to value...

Lenders will extend mortgage payment holidays until 31 July 2021 for homeowners who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus crisis, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.The City...

Buyers racing to beat the stamp duty deadline have caused prices to rise at the fastest rate in five years, according to Nationwide.October saw the average price of a house jump to £227,826 - an...

Homebuyers with just a 10% deposit can get on the housing ladder with a mortgage from Accord, provided they move quickly.Accord Mortgages, the broker-only arm of Yorkshire Building Society, launched...

NatWest has launched a range of green mortgages, offering discounted interest rates to customers purchasing a property with an energy efficiency rating of A or B.The mortgages, launched yesterday,...

Being self-employed or a contract worker is now the primary reason prospective first-time homebuyers are rejected by mortgage lenders, new research from Aldermore Bank has revealed.Those factors were...

First-time buyers have been thrown a lifeline with a new line of mortgages from TSB that are easier to qualify for. Young people trying to get on the housing ladder have been deterred by the...

Which? magazine has named Coventry Building Society, First Direct and Nationwide the best mortgage lenders of the year, based on a survey of homeowners and analysis of the deals on offer.Chelsea...