Mortgages

Jeff Smith, chief executive of HIP Payment Services, has called the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) ‘misleading and irresponsible' for claiming Home Information Packs will force first time buyers out of the housing market.

Trigold has today announced it will add Brilliant Loans as a master broker of its secured loans sourcing system.

Mortgage brokers are expected to look towards commercial mortgages to help weather tough conditions in the residential market, according to the Commercial Loan Company (CLC).

Inflation has crept above the Treasury's target, to 2.1%, for the first time since summer, which could affect how the Bank of England sets interest rates in the coming months.

Lifetime Insurance Mortgage Experts (LIME), Tenet's non-investment network, will host roadshows across the UK on the theme ‘fully protected mortgage' this month.

BDS Mortgage Group has appointed Mel Tuffour as business development manager (BDM) and Andy Greenfield as business development consultant (BDC) for the firm's network offering.

UK house prices are cooling but not falling, according to the latest house price index from Communities and Local Government (CLG).

The number of private landlords renting to immigrants has increased significantly over the past year causing rental growth and yields to increase, according to Mortgage Trust.

First National, the intermediary mortgage arm of GE Money Home Lending, has cut interest rates on several of its buy-to-let products it was announced today.

Stroud & Swindon Building Society has slammed the Chancellor's plans to make housing more affordable by introducing ten-year fixed rate mortgages, saying the products are one of the more expensive options available.