Specialist lender Market Financial Solutions has added insurance to a number of its mortgage deals to reduce the need for property searches and speed up the purchase process. Title insurance is a type of indemnity that protects the lender against the type of problems relating… The post MFS adds title cover to speed up underwriting appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Halifax is launching a range of first-time buyer deals offering up to £1,000 cashback from Monday. The products with the highest cashback are in its green first-time buyer range. These include two-year fixes from 4.6% with a £999 fee and five-year fixes from 4.31%, all… The post Halifax offers up to £1,000 cashback on new FTB deals appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons for its third reading next Wednesday -- after pressure from Conservative backbench MPs forced the government to make a series of amendments.    The wide-ranging legislation will abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, tighten rules… The post Renters Reform Bill returns to Parliament appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage and protection network, has announced the appointment of Contractor Financial as an Appointed Representative (AR). Contractor Financial has been established by Billie Davoile and Jo Elwell to provide financial advice to contractors and self-employed individuals. Davoile set up her… The post Contractor Financial appointed by Rosemount as new AR appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Sales of prime London properties for £5m and above were up by more than 15% in March compared to the same month last year, according to the LonRes index. High-value sales in March were also more than 8% above the pre-pandemic trend between 2017 and… The post Jump in sales of £5millon-plus London homes: LonRes appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Together has reduced rates across its first charge, second charge and consumer buy-to-let range by up to 205 basis points. The lender has reduced its first charge rates by up to 130 bps so that these now start from 7.99% for a five-year fixed rate… The post Together cuts rates across range by up to 205 bps appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Staff from across the mortgage industry are being urged to complete a survey on their mental health before it closes next week in order to benchmark employee wellbeing and help improve the support that firms offer. The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is calling… The post Mortgage staff urged to complete mental health survey appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Co-operative Bank has warned brokers that current rates will be withdrawn at 5pm tomorrow to make way for price increases of up to 41 basis points. The lender is also trimming rates on some of its deals. In an email to advisers it says that… The post Co-op to raise rates by up to 41 bps appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Average house prices in Scotland have edged up by 0.4% annually to £220,736 in February, according to the latest index from Walker Fraser Steele and Acadata. But the change marks a slight decline of 0.2% compared to £221,130 in January. Of all Scottish regions, Inverclyde… The post Scottish house prices edge up: Walker Fraser Steele appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more

Buy to Let by Foundation has launched a group of landlord remortgage products.   The BTL arm of Foundation Home Loans says its ‘pound-for-pound’ remortgages include new two-year fixed-rate deals for landlord borrowers who do not require any additional funds, with options in its F1… The post Foundation Home Loans intros landlord remortgage range   appeared first on Mortgage Finance Gazette ..read more