20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (61+ words) FT Adviser FTB mortgage applications fall by 9.1% over Q2 follow us on social Mortgage applications made by first-time buyers fell by 9.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year as “economic uncertainty” impacted confidence, analysis from Yorkshire Building Society has…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (192+ words) Mortgage application activity rebounded last week as stronger home purchase demand offset a modest decline in refinancing, even with borrowing costs climbing to their highest level since last August. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 1.9% increase in total application…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (268+ words) The portfolio comprised houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFBs), which had accumulated a complex borrowing structure as the holdings expanded over time. The investor sought to streamline the lending arrangements whilst releasing equity for additional acquisitions....

2+ day, 30+ min ago   (218+ words) Refinancing replaces your current mortgage with a new one, ideally at a lower rate or better terms. “You generally need to cut at least a full percentage point from your rate for refinancing to make sense,” says Jeff Ostrowski, Bankrate’s…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (367+ words) Tom Burroughes Group Editor 24 July 2026 At the half-way point of 2026, a firm examines transaction trends for wealth management in three countries. Among the patterns is one of US businesses snapping up UK wealth houses. In Australia, the “advice gapâ…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (635+ words) New Loan Market Group data shows investor loan applications sliding sharply as negative gearing reforms and three RBA rate hikes reshape borrower demand Investor mortgage applications have fallen sharply across Australia since the federal Budget overhauled negative gearing and capital…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (275+ words) “Our borrowers’ returns have been compressing,” Izgelov said. “The general fix and flip model doesn’t work as much as it used to, so investors have had to get creative, and that requires heavier, more substantial construction and rehab work.” The…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (239+ words) Specialist lender Rely has completed a £2.4 million multi-unit freehold block (MUFB) remortgage for a portfolio landlord in Northumberland, secured against a 55-unit residential property valued at £3.2 million. The transaction involved refinancing a fully refurbished residential block held on a single…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (91+ words) FIXING OF COUPON RATES 23 July 2026 Fixing of coupon rates effective from 27 July 2026 Effective from 27 July 2026, the coupon rates of floating-rate bonds issued by Nykredit Realkredit A/S will be adjusted. Bonds with quarterly interest rate fixingThe new coupon rates will…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (224+ words) Remortgage activity ‘returns to normal after March spike’ Today's Conveyancer Remortgage activity ‘returns to normal after March spike’ Remortgage activity has returned to normal following the spike seen in March, according to the latest Q2 2026 statistics from conveybuddy. The latest quarterly…...