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The team at Altura comment regularly on mortgages and property for a range of news outlets, from well-respected industry publications to national press such as the BBC.
January mortgage fire sale ‘firmly underway’ following rate cuts
“The January mortgage fire sale is firmly underway” as major lenders Barclays and Santander announce rate reductions, according to EHF Mortgages managing director, Justin Moy...
Santander introduces rate cuts up to 0.82% across mortgage products as it joins sub 4% club
Santander has announced a series of rate reductions and product adjustments set to take effect on Wednesday, 10th January. These changes feature a sub-4% rate on a 5-year fixed mortgage...
'I'm a mortgage expert - here are the three big trends that will happen this year'
Two major mortgage lenders have announced substantial reductions in mortgage rates. Barclays and Santander are the latest institutions to decrease their rates, following the lead of...
Greater number of cheaper mortgages on the way as rates head down
Weak demand for homes for sale could strengthen in the New Year as home loans become cheaper for buyers. Better than expected inflation figures had a strong impact on the money markets with...
Barclays reduces rates across key residential remortgage products
Barclays has made significant changes to its remortgage product lineup, reducing rates across a variety of 2-year and 5-year offerings. The adjustments focus on both fixed and variable rates...
Barclays back with a bang as it slashes suite of mortgage rates
Barclays will cut mortgage rates by up to 0.43% across its residential, buy-to-let purchase and remortgage ranges, with experts suggesting the move could spark a flurry of reductions...
HSBC cuts mortgage rates on back of UK economy shrinking
The high street lender is the latest to cut rates after ONS figures today showed the economy has contracted. HSBC has become the latest lender to announce further reductions to its mortgage...
Rate table “FOMO” as HSBC cuts mortgage rates
HSBC have announced further rate cuts today across its mortgage range. Brokers have suggested the cuts could be a reflection of the weak GDP print on Wednesday morning, with the likelihood...
Mortgage Business Accelerator – Rob Gill, managing director, Altura Mortgage Finance
What the most successful people tend to have in common is a messy, complicated career path. They adapted when they had to, never stopped learning, tried new things and seized every...
Brokers predict ‘mortgage price war’ as lenders including HSBC and Nationwide cut rates again
Brokers have suggested there could be a “mortgage price war” as lenders continue to reduce rates amid hopes inflation is finally on the way down. Nationwide reduced prices on some of its fixed...
Brokers hope for ‘price war’ as UK’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax latest to cut interest rates
Halifax is the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. The UK’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax has become the latest to cut its mortgage rates, in yet another sign that prices are declining again after...
Halifax will slash fixed mortgage rates despite base rate increase in 'surreal' market
HSBC and TSB have also reduced selected fixed rate mortgage products in recent weeks. Halifax will be reducing interest rates on a number of its fixed mortgage products - some even by as much...
Brokers hope for ‘price war’ as UK’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax latest to cut interest rates
The UK’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax has become the latest to cut its mortgage rates, in yet another sign that prices are declining again after rising to 15-year highs. Halifax will bring in new lower...
Halifax has 'priced itself out of the market', say brokers
Halifax has decided to "effectively price itself out of the market" one broker has argued following recent rate increases. Amit Patel, a broker at Trinity Finance, also described the situation as...
‘Absolute carnage’ as High Street lenders including Halifax and Santander lift mortgage rates once again
Halifax told brokers last night that its rates for remortgages were going up as much as 0.54%. The unprecedented spate of turmoil in the mortgage market shows no sign of abating with a slew of...
US CPI lower than expected at 5% – could allow “Bank of England to start reversing recent rate hikes” – reaction
Following the US inflation data published earlier, free PR platform Newspage, has collected the thoughts of brokers and advisers and has shared them with IFA Magazine. Rob Gill, managing director...
IMF says high interest rates 'temporary' and could slide back to pre-Covid levels
Amid a period of surging mortgage rates, analysts predict interest rates are likely to revert to pre-pandemic levels.Homeowners hit with surging mortgage repayments may be relieved to hear...
Could falling US inflation allow the Bank of England to start reversing recent rate hikes?
The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that UK inflation will fall to 2.9% by the end of 2023. Figures published today show that annual inflation in the United States fell to 5% in March, down from...
Will the latest GDP data influence next week's rate rise decision?
Brokers discussed what rate decision they believe the Bank of England will make. The latest GDP data shows that the economy is estimated to have grown by 0.3% in January 2023, after falling…
Feature: GCC investors are back
The UK property market has lost none of its appeal to Middle Eastern investors. At the start of this year, the mix of pent-up demand from investors following the health crisis and the...