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Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 20 July to 24 July
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (686+ words) This week’s top headlines: Surge in switching following FCA rule change and Rayner returns to Housing Secretary role. Explore these and other major industry updates below: Surge in switching following FCA rule change: Stonebridge New FCA affordability rules are helping…...
Nationwide, HSBC and Kensington raise rates
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (224+ words) Nationwide, HSBC UK and Kensington Mortgages are all raising rates in the coming days. Nationwide has increased rates across its existing business range from today, 24 July. The increases are mostly on switcher and additional borrowing products. Nationwide’s two-year fix at…...
London the only UK region to see house prices fall: House Buyer Bureau
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (363+ words) London is now the only region of Britain where house prices continue to trend downwards, according to analysis by House Buyer Bureau. The property firm said the average home in the capital is forecast to lose almost another £5,000 in value…...
Hosts revealed for Mortgage Strategy Specialist Lending Awards 2026 – Mortgage Strategy
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (236+ words) The countdown to the Mortgage Strategy Specialist Lending Awards 2026, in partnership with Black & White Bridging is well and truly on. In just a few weeks, the specialist lending community will come together at The Belfry Hotel & Resort for an evening…...
Average fixed rates rise to June levels as lenders rush to reprice: Moneyfacts
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (229+ words) Average fixed-rate mortgage prices are back to June levels as more than a dozen lenders repriced this week, according to Moneyfacts. The average two-year mortgage rose 9bps to 5.59%, compared to 5.5% last week, the latest Moneyfacts rate watch found. Meanwhile the typical…...
Mortgage Brain deal lets brokers offer insurance automatically
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (302+ words) Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure into its CRM Brain platform, letting brokers offer insurance quotes automatically as part of the mortgage application process. The quote can be requested and completed in CRM Brain, alongside the rest of their mortgage journey,…...
Tipton & Coseley returns to lending at up to 6.5x income
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (280+ words) Tipton & Coseley Building Society will once again lend at up to 6.5x income. The building society has reintroduced high income multiple lending, which it last offered in early June. High income multiple mortgages are for customers who can demonstrate a greater…...
Burned out: Struggling brokers need care – Mortgage Strategy
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1755+ words) A lot has been done to get the industry talking about mental health. As persistent market turmoil takes its toll on advisers, support is more vital than ever For mortgage brokers, the first half of this year brought back unhappy…...
RAW Capital Partners launches bridging products
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (215+ words) RAW Capital Partners has added bridging finance to its specialist lending proposition. For over ten years, the Guernsey-based specialist lender has been providing bespoke mortgages to foreign nationals, UK expats and Channel Islanders investing in UK buy-to-let property. In December…...
Blog: HMOs still deliver yield, but advisers must look deeper – Mortgage Strategy
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (673+ words) HMOs are still widely viewed as one of the stronger performing areas of the buy-to-let market and, on the surface, it is easy to understand why. The wider HMO conversation has changed considerably over the past couple of years. This…...