A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage intermediary sector has reached a significant milestone as its first service leaver prepares to begin a placement.
Launched by Working in Mortgages and The Brightstar...
The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher products for existing customers by up to 0.25 percentage points.
The...
Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing numbers are weighing up home improvements or even relocating to...
HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice Bureau and L&C Mortgages are among the first organisations to...
Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value available to eligible applicants without permanent rights to reside in the UK from 75% to 90%.
The change applies across all property types, including new-build...
Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops Hill programme beyond £2 billion.
The latest transaction, Hops Hill No. 6, comprises £400 million of buy-to-let mortgages, including £320 million of completed loans and...
Fleet Mortgages has introduced new buy-to-let products, reduced rates across its Standard, Limited Company and HMO/MUFB ranges, and cut product fees on a number of mortgages.
The lender has announced a series of changes across its product range, including...
Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates across its fixed mortgage range, with reductions available to both new and existing borrowers.
The lender has reduced residential fixed rates by up to 42bps, while buy-to-let fixed rates have been cut by...
Last year mortgage technology specialist Fignum appointed Steve Carruthers as growth director, signalling its intent to scale its operations and deepen its role as...
For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering.
Banks...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...
There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...
The government has launched a consultation on a new First Time Buyer ISA, which would replace the Lifetime ISA and remove some of the features that have attracted criticism since its introduction.
The proposed product forms part of the government's wider ambition to support more...
Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...
We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around what’s going on in the country.
On the back of this confidence, we’re seeing more purchase application going through, leading to...
The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a fresh warning to firms after uncovering a growing number of scams involving fake FCA emails, websites, text messages and letters designed to trick businesses into revealing sensitive information.
The regulator says fraudsters are increasingly impersonating FCA employees and...
