UK Property & Short-Term Finance Insights
Metro Bank has put itself up for sale, inviting potential buyers to make offers for the entire business. The bank made a stock exchange announcement on (12 November that it had begun a formal sale process, appointing Morgan Stanley to handle approaches from interested parties.…
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Saffron, Market Harborough and Principality building societies have all introduced rate cuts across mortgages.
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If you have recently taken out a mortgage and have been impressed by your broker, lender or conveyancer we want to hear from you because the nominations stage of the what MORTGAGE Awards 2027 is officially open.
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Retirees across the South of England who rely on property to supplement their income face a growing tax squeeze following the Chancellor’s decision to increase property income tax rates in the Budget, analysis by Rathbones reveals. Landlords will pay four percentage points more tax on…
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The latest Landlord Trends report from Pegasus Insight found that 46% of landlords with four or more buy-to-let mortgages planned to refinance at least one mortgage in the coming year.
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Borrowers with low deposits face higher interest rates on their mortgages, but have a much wider choice of products, new data has revealed.
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Vernon Building Society has revised its JBSP mortgage criteria, while Loughborough Building Society has launched a shared ownership remortgage deal offering £1,000 cashback. Under the Vernon’s criteria change, mortgage terms can now extend beyond borrowers’ intended retirement age. There is no maximum age for capital-and-repayment…
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Barclays has reduced selected two- and five-year residential fixed rates across its purchase and remortgage ranges, with cuts of up to 40 basis points (bps).
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Barclays is cutting rates on a number of its mortgages just days after the Bank of England raised interest rates.
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Somo, the specialist bridging and short-term finance lender, has joined the lender panel at Swoop. The move means brokers using the Swoop Broker Suite can now source Somo’s first, second, third and equitable charge loans alongside the rest of Swoop’s lender panel, which spans high…
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