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Can long-term mortgages help solve the UK’s housing crisis?
...The domestic mortgage is one of the most commonplace forms of debt in the world, but the financial architecture behind these loans differs significantly from country to country....
April 23, 2024
Mortgages
High mortgage rates lead to rise in lending scams
...BetterMed’s website says the company offers “the world’s lowest interest rate: 0% for 30 years”, as well as a “100% approval program for select applicants”....
April 10, 2024
FT Live
Evolving retirement strategies in an ever-changing world
What new regulatory developments mean for IFAs
Tuesday, 30 April1 Friday Street, London
UK house prices
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
...Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director at the property services company Leaders Romans Group, said: “2024 is off to a good start with more properties coming on and more sales happening.”...
April 21, 2024
Personal Finance
The struggle to choose the right mortgage
...“We are a world away from the volatility around the Truss mini-budget [in September 2022]” “Many lenders have already priced in the possibility of this week’s increase in swap rates, so can absorb the changes...
April 19, 2024
Fund management
Scottish Mortgage’s hot new investment: itself
...To do that, we aim to own the world’s most exceptional public and private growth companies. And we limit fees so that shareholders keep more of any returns generated....
March 15, 2024
UK mortgage rates
UK mortgage approvals hit 17-month high, says Bank of England
...“This provides further evidence that households are no longer searching for higher interest rates by tying up money in fixed-term accounts,” said Ashley Webb, economist at research company Capital Economics...
April 2, 2024
FT Live
Future of Asset Management Europe
New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence
Tuesday, 12 NovemberLondon, UK
Mortgages
UK mortgage demand returns to growth in first quarter
...in credit conditions for secured lending is supporting the economic recovery, which may lead to stronger growth than the Monetary Policy Committee expects,” said Tomasz Wieladek, economist at investment company...
April 11, 2024
Remortgaging
Mortgage rate cuts anticipated after inflation data and rates decision
...from the Bank — had added “stability” to the mortgage market....
March 22, 2024
Remortgaging
Mortgage lending to older UK borrowers slumps
...Mortgages for house purchases, or remortgages, were down 21 per cent, while new lifetime, or equity release, mortgages were down 40 per cent....
February 19, 2024
UK property
First-time buyers targeted with £5,000 deposit mortgage
...Skipton’s Track Record mortgage allows borrowers to use evidence of paying regular rent when judging whether they can afford the mortgage....
March 29, 2024
Mortgages
UK mortgage arrears hit 7-year high, says Bank of England
...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...
March 12, 2024
Elliott Management Corp
Elliott builds stake in Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
...Its bet on Scottish Mortgage is not Elliott’s only recent interest in London-listed companies....
March 22, 2024
Mortgages
UK mortgage approvals surge to highest level since October 2022
...The BoE said January’s “effective” interest rate — a measure of the weighted average cost — on newly drawn mortgages fell 9 basis points, to 5.19 per cent....
February 29, 2024
LexUS banks
Why rocketing US mortgage lenders have gone too far, too fast Premium content
...Rocket Company, owner of Quicken Loans, the country’s largest non-bank mortgage lender, is up 66 per cent since November....
February 5, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Lloyds profits fall as interest rate benefits wane
...Lloyds’ total lending fell £1.2bn to £448.5bn in the first quarter, with its mortgage balance shrinking by £1.6bn. The group however flagged a rise in mortgage applications in the first quarter....
April 24, 2024
FT Live
Global Banking Summit
The world's top gathering of leaders in finance
Tuesday, 3 DecemberLondon, UK
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC
Scottish Mortgage launches £1bn buyback to prop up share price
...The trust has underperformed its benchmark on a three-year basis, with its shares losing 28.5 per cent compared with a 36.5 per cent gain for the FTSE All-World index....
March 15, 2024
News updates from March 15: US home fees set to fall; Foxconn boosts outlook on AI hopes
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust launches £1bn buyback in bid to prop up share price
...The board of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has announced a £1bn share buyback in an attempt to prop up its share price, as high interest rates and complex regulations continue to weigh on the investment...
March 15, 2024
News in-depthUK house prices
London house prices underperformed rest of UK for past 8 years
...Brexit and mortgage regulatory changes also played a role, according to Richard Donnell, executive director at property consultancy Houseful....
April 19, 2024
UK interest rates
UK mortgage rates tick up as race towards cheaper deals eases
...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....
February 22, 2024
UK house prices
UK house prices post first annual increase in more than a year
...This prompted some lenders to increase their mortgage rates in February....
March 1, 2024
Russian business & finance
Sberbank posts record profits on Russian mortgage rush
...Isolated from the world’s capital markets, Russian banks have benefited from a boom in domestic lending as households have rushed to take on state-subsidised mortgages and corporate lending has soared....
February 28, 2024
Mortgages
Better times are coming for UK mortgage holders
...More interesting is Khan’s analysis of the counterfactual: a world in which the UK never developed an affection for fixed rates....
February 6, 2024
NatWest Group
NatWest profits fall 27% as interest rate benefits fade
...Total gross new mortgage lending fell to £5.2bn in the period, compared with £9.9bn a year earlier....
April 26, 2024
Property sector
Jeremy Hunt draws up plans for 99% mortgage scheme
...“You might be addressing the deposit affordability issue, but you’re still left with the mortgage affordability issue,” Cook said....
February 22, 2024
Mortgages
UK lenders report sharp rise in mortgage demand expectations
...“All of the data suggests a recovery in the housing market in 2024,” said Tomasz Wieladek, chief European economist at investment company T Rowe Price....
January 18, 2024

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