Category: UK Property

Parents whose grown-up children have moved back to the family home could be paying an extra £17bn a year in living costs if they do not seek a contribution to rent or bills, Key Equity Release has found. New research by the later-life mortgage adviser…

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Barclays will launch a Fast-Track Remortgage service on 7 September with the aim of making remortgaging “faster and more straightforward”. To use the service there must be up to two existing borrowers, borrowing up to 80% of the property’s value with no additional borrowing. The…

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Gen H has made three promotions to its senior team and announced the departure of its chief commercial officer Pete Dockar. Sara Palmer will become chief distribution officer, Richard Leivers chief lending officer and Andrew Mackie chief financial officer. Dockar is leaving at the end…

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Atom bank has improved affordability on its prime and near prime product ranges by increasing its loan-to-income (LTI) on loans up to 90% loan-to-value (LTV). The increase is designed to help borrowers with household incomes between £45,000 to £60,000, with the increase in LTI enabling…

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