Mortgage lender Together has partnered with Nivo, with the intention of giving commercial loan customers access to quicker lending decisions via secure messaging. The app enables the lender’s staff to speak to customers in a text-like conversation on their smartphone. Together will use the system to securely request sensitive documents needed to underwrite applications. They […]
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Skipton International has launched two buy-to-lets mortgages for those looking for a loan size above £750,000. The products are a 3-year base rate tracker at 2.49% and a 5-year fix at 3.24%, both to 70% loan-to-value. Roger Hughes, business development manager at Skipton International, said: “Since Rishi Sunak announced the Stamp Duty and Land Tax […]
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Property keyword searches on Google have skyrocketed in August year-on-year in St Albans (60%), Brighton & Hove (36%) and Bath (59%), the research from Hamptons International has found. Transport links and proximity to the office are becoming less important considerations for those looking to relocate. Instead, a speedy broadband connection and a comfortable work from […]
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Nima Ghasri is director at regulated property buyers, Good Move Gazundering, or the process of a buyer lowering their initial offer on the previously agreed-upon sale price, is a scary concept for sellers, but how do you prevent it from happening? Set a date for exchanging Although not all purchases can work like this, it’s […]
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Rutland in the East Midlands is the best region to move to for good schools, an Oxford Home Schooling study has revealed. Despite 95% of Rutland’s schools being scored highly by Ofsted, more than a third (34%) of the student spots available were not filled last year. With the nation’s second lowest crime rate, at […]
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MoneySavingsExpert (MSE) and the London School of Economics (LSE) have called for the government to introduce interest-free equity loans to help mortgage prisoners remortgage. MSE commissioned the report from LSE, with the pair making a number of recommendations on improving the situation for people who are trapped with their current lender. People with unsustainable mortgages […]
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London and the South East are currently the fastest growing regions in terms of house price growth, according to e.surv’s House Price Index, produced by Acadata. Annual house price inflation stands at 7.3% in Greater London, bringing the typical price to £646,614, as well as 4.3% in the South East to £392,521. The results contrast […]
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Tenant demand rose in North West and South West in Q3 2020, according to 44% of landlords. A sizable proportion also reported rising tenant interest in the East Midlands (40%), South East (except London, 38%), the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber (both 38%), Leeds Building Society research shows. However, at the other end […]
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Andy Foote is director at UK property developer SevenCapital As an investor it’s important to keep up to date with current and future rental trends if you want to maintain a successful property investment. Recent years have demonstrated clear geographical shifts within the rental market along with other trends. But with the UK lockdown having […]
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The number of Brits applying for planning permission dropped by 21% year-on-year between April and June 2020, data from bridging broker Octagon Capital has found. The likelihood of having an application approved doesn’t seem to have been affected however, as 87% of planning permission applications in 2020 have been approved, marginally lower than the two […]
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