‘Sub-prime’ rebounds despite funding drought
The self-cert and sub-prime markets continue to survive, despite the severe lack of mortgages available, research suggested.
Santander UK may list on LSE
Santander has refused to comment on reports that it plans to float its UK business on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, in a deal estimated at £3bn.
Don’t look back in anger
Bob Young reflects on last week’s mortgage consultation paper, and suggests that the industry should embrace the change ahead.
Fight or flight?
The mortgage market has been rocked by the sheer breadth of change in the regulator’s CP10/16 proposals. Bill Warren sums up your best defence against the onslaught.
Market Watch: Buy to let
One in four landlords has admitted that rental incomes barely cover mortgage repayments, according to Spareroom.co.uk, with 32% saying that an interest rate rise of up to 1% would create a shortfall. What are the options for buy-to-let borrowers in this situation?
