3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (180+ words) Its first charge bridging rate now starts from 0.75% per month, down from 0.79% previously. Meanwhile, rates for second charge bridging, heavy refurbishment, semi-commercial and commercial lending now start from 0.85% per month. The Pears family, owners of property firm William Pears Group,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (374+ words) Gross mortgage advances in the UK increased 11.1% during the second quarter of 2026 to £77.4 bn, according to the latest Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics. Lending was 31.7% higher than in the same quarter of 2025. The figures are based on returns from around…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (202+ words) Lenders continue to announce rate hikes, with Halifax Intermediaries, BM Solutions, Accord Mortgages and InterBay launching higher rates from tomorrow (9 September). Halifax Intermediaries home move and first-time buyer rates will rise by as much as 0.12% on selected fixed rates products....

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (371+ words) Lenders are cutting rates to poach rivals' customers as property values fall, even as fresh signals point to a possible RBA hike this month. Canstar data insights director Sally Tindall (pictured) said the discounting reflects a broader shift in how…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (606+ words) HSBC and NatWest are among the major banks to have increased rates since the start of September. Major lenders have moved to increase mortgage rates to catch up with recent rises to swap rates, according to Moneyfactscompare.co.uk analysis....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) Mortgage brokers split on interest rate message reminetwork.com Steady holding of the Bank of Canada’s overnight lending rate elicits differing responses from mortgage brokers associations in Ontario and British Columbia. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has confirmed the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) Insignia Mortgage co-founder Damon Germanides explains why wholesale flexibility beats rate in complex jumbo and non-QM deals Foreign national lending is a genuinely opaque corner of the business. Few lenders do it, and fewer do it well, so the work…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (73+ words) AFR Mortgage borrowers are switching $1 billion across lenders every day around the country, forcing banks to fight over a shrinking pie and sharpen their efforts to retain existing customers. Around 664,000 home loan customers holding $371 billion of mortgage balances shifted lenders…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (124+ words) West One has reduced rates across its range of fixed-rate commercial mortgage products by 0.75%. The latest reduction sees semi-commercial fixed rates start from 7.34%, while commercial fixed rates now start from 7.94%. The new rates are available with immediate effect. Duncan Abraham…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) Higher interest rates for related-party safe-harbour loans may make SMSFs question their current lending arrangements. Changes to restrict limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) inside an SMSF to business real property acquisitions have come at a time when interest rates have…...