Former estate agent named as new housing minister

Lee Rowley, from Chesterfield, started his career as an estate agent, before becoming a banker – fulfilling a number of finance and consultancy roles at Barclays, Santander, KPMG and Co-op Insurance.

50 Year Mortgages – what do they mean for first-time buyers?

This week, it was announced that a new UK-based specialist lender has entered the market and plans to offer mortgages with fixed rates of up to 50 years. Initially, Perenna will offer fixed term loans of up to 30 years, before introducing options that last for even...