Upcoming UK Base Rate Review: Global Context and Implications

Upcoming UK Base Rate Review: Global Context and Implications

Upcoming UK Base Rate Review: Global Context and Implications As the Bank of England gears up for its next base rate review, scheduled for February 6, 2025, the global economic landscape is experiencing considerable changes. Recent meetings of major central banks have...
Nationwide Boosts Income Multiples for First-Time Buyers

Nationwide Boosts Income Multiples for First-Time Buyers

Nationwide Increases Income Multiples for First-Time Buyers Nationwide Building Society has announced an increase in income multiples for first-time buyers and those who haven’t owned a home for three years. The new income multiples are as follows: Loan-to-value...
HSBC introduces International Buy to Let (BTL) mortgages

HSBC introduces International Buy to Let (BTL) mortgages

HSBC enters the broker expat BTL mortgage On the 21st May HSBC launched BTL mortgages for non-UK residents through their intermediary channel, subject to meeting minimum lending criteria. For eligible clients this positively disrupts the market, with lower rates and...