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Highest volumes in 16 years for mortgage intermediaries
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (347+ words) Mortgage intermediaries are handling the highest levels of business in 16 years, but their confidence about the wider market outlook has fallen, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). Its figures show that intermediaries…...
Remortgaging increases as buying searches ease
1+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) Mortgage searches rose 1% last month compared to June but were broadly static year-on -year. Remortgaging searches rose 7% month-by-month and 5% annually as buyer searches fell. The latest figures from Twenty7tec’s latest Mortgage Market Snapshot showed 1,790,196 mortgage searches during July, up 1% on…...
Annual growth hits slowest rate since 2023
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (240+ words) House prices remained stable in July with an average property price of £299,253 compared with £299,396 in June, while annual growth of 0.1% marks the slowest rate of house price inflation since November 2023, according to the latest Lloyds House Price Index. On a…...
Borrowers urged to retain cover as base rates hold
3+ week, 3+ day ago (309+ words) As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England voted to keep the base rate at 3.75%, insurance giant, Metlife UK, called on borrowers to seek advice from brokers before cancelling protection cover which was ‘more valuable than ever.’ Adrian…...
Swap rates driving mortgage increases
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (247+ words) Accord and Nationwide have become the latest lenders to increase mortgage rates as the market continues to react to rising swap rates, a move that should prompt both first-time buyers and those looking to remortgage to act quickly rather than…...
Geo-political tensions lead to mortgage rate rises again
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (301+ words) The ongoing Middle East conflict, escalating uncertainty and a subsequent spike in oil prices, have caused lenders to reprice this week, with mortgage rates increasing for Santander, Halifax, HSBC and Barclays, and more likely to follow. Santander has announced the…...
Market calls for economic certainty from new PM
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (272+ words) The housing industry is looking to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his Chancellor John Healey for economic clarity, with interest rates and property taxes high on the agenda. Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, said: “Over the coming months, there…...
Second half optimism if rates fall
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (334+ words) Higher-than-expected mortgage rates have impacted the market in the first half, but with fundamentals remaining sound and further reductions possible, there’s optimism for the second half ahead, according to Rightmove. It comes despite a drop of 1% in the average asking…...
Biggest decline in mortgage rates since October 2024
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) Mortgage rates have seen their biggest monthly reductions since October 2024, according to Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data. The Moneyfacts Average New Mortgage Rate fell by 0.12%, to 5.47%, its biggest monthly fall since March 2025 (0.12%). It was last below 5% in March…...
Trebling of mortgage rates since Brexit referendum
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Mortgage rates in the ten years since the Brexit referendum have as much as tripled, according to research from L&C Mortgages. Looking at the lowest rates from the top ten UK lenders, the analysis shows average two-year remortgage rates…...