3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (475+ words) According to research from Boon Brokers, which surveyed around 2,000 people " half of whom had bought property and half of whom had remortgaged in the last year " the most common purchase fee charged was "500, cited by nearly a quarter of participants....

21+ hour, 52+ min ago  (819+ words) Oil prices rose to the highest level since 2022, exceeding $100 per barrel'and causing the stock market to fall.' Higher oil prices could lead to a rise in energy costs and subsequently put pressure on inflation, which has been declining in the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (568+ words) Virgin Money has also made increases of up to 0.25% across selected products, including purchase,remortgageand product transfer deals. Both Nationwide and Virgin Money's changes came into effect today. NatWest's mortgage rate changes will apply from 7 March, with increases of up…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (145+ words) As oil and gas prices go up, experts say it could put more pressure on inflation and lower the momentum of base rate cuts, meaning swap rates remain higher, slowing the downward momentum of mortgage pricing. Insights into the Renters…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago  (277+ words) According to analysis by Moneyfacts that looked at customers comparing fixed rate deals in February, around 45% of second-time buyers opt for 60% loan-to-value (LTV) deals, along with 68% of remortgage customers. This compares to only 17% of first-time buyer borrowers electing a 60% LTV…...

5+ day, 39+ min ago  (283+ words) Kelly Newlands is senior sub editor at AE3 Media, overseeing the sub editing and SEO for all of its publication titles: YourMoney.com, Mortgage Solutions, Specialist Lending Solutions and YourMortgage.com. She joined the team at AE3 Media at the beginning of…...

5+ day, 29+ min ago  (225+ words) Data from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) showed that the value of second charge business completed during the year was "2.14bn, up 24% on the previous year." Combined, this was the highest level of business and value since 2008." In December alone, 3,379 new…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (547+ words) Foundation will withdraw some of its buy-to-let (BTL) products this afternoon and Vida is also set to pull 11 BTL deals at 5pm today." Earlier this week, Gen H intended to reduce rates by as much as 0.2% but increased pricing instead, saying…...

6+ day, 5+ min ago  (259+ words) Nationwide launched its 0% Green Additional Borrowing'products in June 2023, aiming to support 5,000 households who had a mortgage with the mutual to make their homes greener. The mutual has now committed to doubling that number to support more households.' The 0% Green Additional…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (454+ words) Delivering the Spring Statement today, Rachel Reeves said stability was the "single-most important precondition for economic growth, which was why she committed to one single, major fiscal event per year, with policy changes reserved for the Autumn Budget." She said…...