The pitfalls of oversimplifying the stamp duty changes
Sarah Hoad explains why you need to consider what is currently known about the stamp duty changes and how they could affect your clients.
Housing market shows no signs of slowing down as 2016 sees highest level of lending for January in eight years
While lending may have dipped since December the overall trend of rapid growth shows no signs of slowing as the year gets off to a bang with the highest level of gross lending in January for eight years. Total lending in January, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, stands at £17.9 billion. While 9% […]
Building Society mortgage approvals up 10%
The value of mortgage approvals granted by building societies rose by 10% in 2015 with the number of loans approved up 6%. According to the Building Society Association (BSA), around one third of their customers were first time buyers. In total building societies approved 395,309 mortgages in 2015, representing 31.5% of all mortgages approved. Paul […]