As summer comes to an end, the children go back to school and many workers return to the office, one thing that hasn’t changed is the upwards trajectory of house prices. Despite the stamp duty holiday tapering from the end of June and ending on 30 September, indications are that while house-price growth is finally …
On Monday 9th August the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its strongest warning yet: temperatures are set to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next two decades. While this number may sound low, the implications are catastrophic: extreme weather, the potential collapse of the ecosystem, and a huge reduction …
The strongest housing market in years shows no signs of faltering. Fuelled by confidence in the economy and low-interest rates, house prices rose by 0.4 per cent in July compared with June, according to the latest Halifax house price index. Even though annual growth points to a cooling market, with prices up 7.6 per cent …
Funding the purchase of an investment property returned as the most popular use for bridging finance in the second quarter, at 24 per cent of all contributor transactions – up from 19 per cent in Q1. The latest figures from Bridging Trends contributors highlight how property investors and landlords took advantage of tenant demand and …
As Freedom Day dawned earlier this week, there is little doubt that businesses are desperate to return to profitability after 18 months of closure and restrictions. With most legal coronavirus restrictions in England ending at one minute past midnight on 19 July, we are being encouraged to return to ‘normal’ as the Office for National …
Foreign holidays are off the cards for most of us this summer as the prospect of pricey testing and quarantine when we get home proves to be a significant deterrent. And with yet another staycation summer on the cards, demand for holiday lets has soared in traditional locations such as the Cotswolds and Cornwall but …
MT Finance is dedicated to driving positive change. And as part of our pledge to contribute to a sustainable future, we are giving £250 credit to all our borrowers who achieve an energy performance rating of A or B, at any time during the term of their loan. The incentive is designed to encourage borrowers …
Buyers have until the end the end of this month to complete on their property purchases if they wish to benefit from the stamp duty holiday in full after the government ruled out calls to amend it. A petition, which had been signed by 13,500 people, tried to get the holiday amended so that buyers …
We’re delighted to announce the addition of new members to MT Finance’s board of directors, creating 30% female board representation. Lenka Pajkošová, head of underwriting, and Millie Dyson, chief marketing officer, are promoted to the Group’s board, along with James Anderson, operations director, and Gareth Lewis, commercial director. They join founding directors Joshua Elash and …
The good news just keeps on coming as far as the housing market is concerned – well, for homeowners at least, not so much first-time buyers and second steppers trying to move up the ladder. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics and the Land Registry reveals overwhelming evidence that consumers are still …
