UK Property & Short-Term Finance Insights
To mark Black History Month this October, Mortgage Solutions is profiling Black and Black mixed professionals in the sector, focusing on the 2026 theme, ‘Honouring Our Communities’.
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Lloyds Banking Group reported a £300m quarter-on-quarter increase in mortgage lending in Q3.
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Chancellor John Healey delivered his first Autumn Budget on Wednesday with a series of changes impacting the property and mortgage sectors.
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Mortgage approvals for house purchases continued to decline in September falling month-on-month from 54,800 to 53,400 and down around 19% year-on-year, according to the Bank of England.
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Homeowners are adding years onto their mortgage debt to keep monthly costs down when they come to remortgage, a bank’s survey has revealed.
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More homeowners are opting for shorter fixed-rate deals or extending their mortgage terms as they look to manage monthly repayments, according to HSBC UK. Its Q3 Broker Barometer found 77% of brokers said remortgaging clients were choosing shorter fixes in anticipation that rates could fall.…
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Homeowners could face hundreds of pounds in extra interest if delays in completing remortgage paperwork leave them on lender SVRs, according to conveyancing firm RG Law. The firm’s analysis suggests a four-week delay could add approximately £138 in interest on a £150,000 mortgage, £230 on…
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Mortgage borrowing by individuals in the UK fell in September, with net borrowing dropping to £3.9bn from £4.2bn in August, according to the latest figures from the Bank of England. The September figure was below the previous six-month average of £4.9bn, while the annual growth…
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Lloyds Banking Group reported a 42% rise in statutory pre-tax profit to £6.6bn for the first nine months of 2026, up from £4.7bn a year earlier. The results come a day after the Budget confirmed that so-called “bank tax” will double from 3% to 6%…
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TSB will cut selected residential, buy-to-let, product transfer and additional borrowing rates by up to 10 basis points from tomorrow. Residential remortgage rates will fall by up to 10bps across selected two and three year fixed products at 75% to 85% LTV. Five-year fixed house…
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