Conveybuddy has reported a sharp rise in conveyancing instructions following last week’s widespread withdrawal of mortgage products. The platform recorded a 26% week-on-week increase in total instructions, which the platform says points to a clear shift in broker behaviour as lenders pulled a wide range… The post Conveybuddy records 26% week-on-week rise in conveyancing instructions appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Afin Bank, to its lender panel. TRM’s member firms now have access to Afin Bank’s range of flexible residential and buy-to-let mortgage solutions designed to support clients whose financial circumstances may not fit traditional lending models. Afin… The post Afin Bank added to TRM lender panel appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The average number of viewings for every property on the market jumped from 1.3 to 2.2 in January compared to December as activity picked up. In its latest housing insights report, Propertymark found that the average number of market appraisals per member branch jumped from… The post Listings and viewings picked up in January: Propertymark appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Market Harborough Building Society has made enhancements to its UK and expat buy-to-let (BTL) ranges, including those for high net worth borrowers. The changes include increasing its maximum loan size on BTL from £2 million to £3 million. The society’s lower-rate tier 2 products are… The post Market Harborough increases max BTL loan size to £3m appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The average age of a first-time buyer has risen from 29 to 34 since 1994/95, according to Skipton Building Society. Just 6% of first-time buyers are aged under 25, according to the lender’s March home affordability index, compared to 23% in the mid-1990s. The proportion… The post Average age of first-time buyer rises to 34, says Skipton appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Barclays is raising prices across 62 different residential products by 15 basis points tomorrow. The lender is repricing residential deals for purchase, remortgage and for existing customers by the same margin. Across its existing customer reward range, 13 products are increasing. These include a two-year… The post Barclays raises rates by 15bps across residential range appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Vida Homeloans withdrew its full product range to reprice yesterday afternoon, giving brokers around two hours’ notice, while Foundation withdrew all its residential products and some buy-to-let deals. In an email to intermediaries at about 3pm, Vida said: “Due to exceptional and rapidly changing market… The post Lenders pull scores of deals giving a few hours’ notice appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has reported that value of arranged mortgages reached £32bn in 2025, a 23% increase on the previous year and marks a record level of lending for the business. Alongside the rise in completed mortgage lending, MAB also recorded 10% growth… The post MAB reports record levels of lending for 2025 appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
First-time buyers looking to buy a second home face near-record bills to do so, according to Rightmove research. Rightmove said the typical first-time buyer home with two or fewer bedrooms cost £226,955 in March 2026. But to move up one rung on the property ladder… The post FTBs face near-record bills to trade up, says Rightmove appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Conservative Party has launched a petition demanding stamp duty be scrapped on main homes. The issue is a long-standing one for the Conservatives under leader Kemi Badenoch, who has pledged the party would take action on the tax if voted back into power. In… The post Conservatives launch petition to axe stamp duty on main homes appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
