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...Mortgage brokers have welcomed an “innovative” home loan aimed at first-time buyers, which requires a deposit of just £5,000 for homes worth up to £500,000....
...Mortgage rates were at 7.5 per cent, a 10-year high and more than double the 3.25 per cent interest Angela, who requested that the Financial Times not use her last name, was paying on the loan on her home...
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...Karen Noye, mortgage expert at wealth management company Quilter, said: “The large increase in mortgage rates seen over the last couple of years is really starting to bite for some borrowers and this is...
...Rocket Company, owner of Quicken Loans, the country’s largest non-bank mortgage lender, is up 66 per cent since November....
...The data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in the mortgage market. Home loan rates peaked in the summer of 2023 before declining sharply at the end of last year....
...The company on Wednesday reported home sales by its agents were down nearly 20 per cent in 2023, but said a recent pick up meant it was entering the new year with more sales in the pipeline than at the same...
...That’s why they have to react so quickly,” said Simon Gammon, a mortgage broker at Knight Frank. At the end of 2023 there was a rally in bond markets that prompted lenders to lower mortgage rates....
...“Previously, older borrowers may have used [mortgages] for home improvement, travel or to help a younger family member get on the property ladder,” said David Hollingworth, associate director at L&C, a mortgage...
...In 2021 the government introduced a 95 per cent loan-to-value mortgage scheme which officials say has helped close to 40,000 home buyers....
...Homeowners who have locked in on low mortgage rates are reluctant to sell, limiting the supply of houses for sale....
...“The rebound in sales being agreed continues as mortgage rates have fallen, consumer confidence improves and home buyers have much greater choice of homes for sale,” said Richard Donnell, executive director...
...Brexit and mortgage regulatory changes also played a role, according to Richard Donnell, executive director at property consultancy Houseful....
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