Catalyst Property Finance has strengthened its intermediary support with four senior appointments across its new business team, signalling an ambitious phase of growth for the specialist lender.
It has hired Andy Reid as its new head of national accounts,...
LMS has added Penrith Building Society to its Panel Link platform as the Cumbrian mutual moves to streamline its purchase and remortgage conveyancing processes.
The...
High-value homeowners are being urged not to attempt artificial reductions to their property valuations after last week’s Budget introduced a new annual tax on...
Nearly half of mortgage customers were searching for 2-year fixed-rate deals last month as expectations of further rate cuts drove demand for shorter terms,...
Britain’s construction sector has recorded its steepest fall in output for five and a half years, with November’s activity plunging to levels last seen...
Accord Mortgages has enhanced its top slicing criteria to accept first-time landlords subject to applicants having a minimum (single or joint) household income of £75,000 (excluding rental income).
The change allows first-time landlords the flexibility to use personal income...
Chetwood Bank is raising the maximum buy-to-let exposure limit to £10 million for both its ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries brands.
The digital challenger bank is doubling both lenders’ previous lending limits of £5 million to help support...
Dudley Building Society has launched a full Skilled Worker Visa lending proposition following a successful pilot, supported by a refreshed suite of products aimed at borrowers working in the UK on Skilled Worker Visas.
The expansion formalises the Society’s...
Atom Bank has been certified as a Great Place to Work after securing a Trust Index score of 82, marking a significant endorsement of the Durham-based lender’s workplace culture as it continues a period of rapid expansion.
The accolade...
Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist lender through periods of significant market turbulence and expansion.
In a...
Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...
UK house price growth slowed in November according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index, though modest monthly gains suggest the market remains stable despite higher borrowing costs and weakening economic sentiment.
Annual price growth eased to 1.8%, down from 2.4% in October. On a...
Younger people are often badged with some unfair stereotypes when it comes to protection - "they're not interested", "they don't care", "they won't engage"....
The Keystone Cops were out in force yesterday in the Commons, as exemplified by the OBR’s involuntarily (we suppose) leaking of the Budget before the Chancellor’s speech, which is a sackable, if not criminal, offence.
To my memory the only other historic budgetary indiscretion was...
With more borrowers falling outside traditional lending criteria, brokers need a wider range of lenders than ever before to serve a growing range of...
Mortgage and protection firm Vickers Young has joined the Stonebridge network as it accelerates its plans for sustained growth.
Founded in 2012 by managing director Corby Macdonald, the Leicestershire business has grown from a sole adviser practice into a team of 12. It now plans...
