Lenders being more realistic with struggling customers
New data shows mortgage lenders are increasingly entering into more realistic repayment arrangements with struggling customers. The results of a new survey from the Professional…
Professional Insurance Brokers’ Association
Eight out of 10 people refused mortgages, insists PIBA survey
A new survey has claimed that as many as eight out of 10 people looking for a mortgage are turned away by banks. The survey…
Mortgage demand continues to rise as banks tighten rules
THE DEMAND for mortgages increased for the second quarter in a row while credit standards tightened, according to a new survey of banking in the…
Call for banks to start lending again
Banks must start lending again if the current over-correction of house prices is to rectify itself. That was the view of a number of people…
People finding it harder to get mortgages
A survey of independent brokers has found that the majority of people seeking mortgages are finding it harder to get approval, given the ever-tightening squeeze…