6+ day, 46+ min ago   (548+ words) A total of 381,364 mortgages were secured early during the second quarter, following 499,271 in Q1, taking the first-half total to 880,635. The figures come from lenders signed up to the Government’s Mortgage Charter, which allows customers to secure a new deal up to…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (729+ words) The latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics showed gross advances increased to £77.4 billion during the quarter, 31.7% higher than a year earlier. The figures, published on 8 September, are based on Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Return data supplied by around 340 regulated mortgage…...

1+ week, 13+ min ago   (521+ words) HSBC and NatWest are among the biggest banks to have increased rates since the start of September, according to analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk, with further repricing expected in the coming days. Lenders are reviewing their margins after swap rates…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) Employees whose companies use Heka can now arrange cover through the platform. Surely policies are reviewed at each renewal and can be adjusted as customers’ circumstances change, including when they buy a home or start a family. The partnership aims…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (679+ words) Prices slipped by 0.2% over the month, following a 0.1% fall in July. The average property price stood at £298,468, compared with £299,153 a month earlier. Despite the recent declines, prices remained 0.2% above their level at the start of the year. Andrew Asaam, mortgages…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (430+ words) The economic research institute warns that simply attempting to stabilise debt at around its current level leaves the public finances vulnerable to future economic shocks and could result in debt repeatedly ratcheting higher. NIESR argues that delaying fiscal consolidation will…...