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Halifax is launching a range of first-time buyer deals offering up to £1,000 cashback from Monday. The products with the highest cashback are in its green first-time buyer range. These include two-year fixes from 4.6% with a £999 fee and five-year fixes from 4.31%, all with a £999 fee and £1,000 cashback. Also in the The post Halifax offers up to £1,000 cashback on new FTB deals appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Discover Mortgage Strategy’s top 10 stories this week! Featured articles include the appointment of Harrington as CEO of L&C Mortgages and insights on stubbornly high pay growth amid inflation and rate concerns. Read more here:  Harrington appointed CEO of L&C Mortgages L&C Mortgages has named Mark Harrington as its new Chief Executive Officer (pending The post Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 15 Apr to 19 Apr appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

The Renters Reform Bill returns to the House of Commons for its third reading next Wednesday — after pressure from Conservative backbench MPs forced the government to make a series of amendments.    The wide-ranging legislation will abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, tighten rules around landlord repossessions, improve housing conditions and strengthen local council The post Renters Reform Bill returns to Commons next week   appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Housing is a fundamental human right that should be available to everyone. With the UK having one of the least accomplished affordable housing markets in the developed world and having the highest rate of homelessness in Europe, it’s clear that action needs to be taken. And if we do it right, it is a win-win The post Blog: Affordable homes can work harder for everyone appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club has added TAB to its lender panel. The club’s directly-authorised broker members will now have access to TAB’s bridging loans, including first and second charge residential and commercial products, as well as development and refurbishment finance. Brilliant Solutions managing director Michael Craig adds: “This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to The post Brilliant Solutions adds TAB to its panel appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Sales of prime London properties for £5m and above were up by more than 15% in March compared to the same month last year, according to the LonRes index. High-value sales in March were also more than 8% above the pre-pandemic trend between 2017 and 2019. At the end of March there were around 27% The post Jump in sales of £5millon-plus London homes: LonRes appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

HLPartnership has appointed Jason Whiteley as regional sales manager for the North. Whiteley joins from Just Mortgages self-employed division where he was an area director for more than five years. He has over 30 years’ experience in financial services, including at estate agency chain Reeds Rains where he was one of the top-performing brokers before The post HLPartnership hires sales manager for the North appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has set out plans to build on “ugly grey belt land” to boost housebuilding, boost infrastructure and increase green spaces.   He says the party will release areas for development currently classed as green belt land, should it return to government after the next general election.   The move is part of the opposition party’s plans to build 1.5 million homes over the next parliament, The post Labour sets out golden rules to boost homes with grey belt development    appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage and protection network, has announced the appointment of Contractor Financial as an Appointed Representative (AR). Contractor Financial has been established by Billie Davoile and Jo Elwell to provide financial advice to contractors and self-employed individuals. Davoile set up her own advice business BD Financial in 2023 before partnering with Elwell The post Rosemount appoints Contractor Financial as new AR appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.

Together has reduced rates across its first charge, second charge and consumer buy-to-let range by up to 205 basis points. The lender has reduced its first charge rates by up to 130 bps so that these now start from 7.99% for a five-year fixed rate and 8.2% for a two-year fixed. First charge variable rates The post Together cuts rates across range by up to 205 bps appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.