Around 85 per cent of lenders have signed the government charter, with measures including being able to contact a lender without it impacting their credit file and ability to extend mortgage term or switch to interest-only deals to lower payments.

Mortgage rates continuing to climb and the impact on borrower behaviour were also among the most read.

 

Majority of UK lenders sign government mortgage charter

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Nationwide updates rate switch cancellation policy

 

Homeowners could be hit with £14k bill to improve EPC rating

Mortgage rates escalate with two-year fixed rates hit hardest – Rightmove

 

Borrowers picking mortgage products ‘with view to binning them later’ ‒ analysis

 

Over a million at risk of insolvency this year due to rate hikes

 

Lenders will offer 12-month grace period before repossessions – reports

 

Letting agent jailed over £138k fraud

 

Nationwide to up fixed and tracker rates; BOI withdraws bespoke resi rates ‒ round-up

One in five landlords will spend over £500k to meet upcoming EPC standards