Scottish housing market stabilises
The Scottish housing market’s recovery from the recession has stabilised after the price fall of the previous quarter, according to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland.
Read more »
Parents still paying out for kids home dreams
Adult children are ‘sapping’ their parents’ savings and investments at an increasing rate of knots, as Scottish Widows reveals the position has got even worse over the past year.
Read more »
Scottish Widows launch a new 10 year fix rateScottish Widows Bank has launched a new 10 year fixed rate mortgage product, starting at a competitive rate of 5.59% for loans under 75% loan to value.
Read more »
Mortgage applications via text message
Scottish Widows Bank has launched a free text messaging service designed to keep customers and financial advisers up-to-date on the progress of their mortgage application.
Read more »
Scottish Widows Bank has announced that it is extending its first time buyer range by launching a Key Worker Mortgage.
The fourth annual Scottish Widows Bank Graduate First Time Buyer report has once again highlighted the continuing predicament graduate first time buyers face in getting a foot on the property ladder.
Scottish Widows Bank has announced a number of product enhancements across its range of mortgages. Developments have been made to the Buy-to-Let product, Graduate Mortgage and a new 2 year fixed rate no fee product has been introduced across its residential product range.
House price growth remains stable across most of the UK, although prices in London are increasing and prices in Northern Ireland are falling.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
