Commercial

October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...

Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Molo reduces BTL rates for UK residents by 10bps

Specialist lender Molo has reduced rates by 10 basis-points (bps) across its UK resident...

UTB cuts rates by 1% and launches 95% LTV

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has reduced rates by up to 1% and launched...

Not enough land to deliver Burnham’s 300,000 homes

Andy Burnham’s flagship council housebuilding plan risks becoming a “postcode lottery”, according to new...

Steve Hayes joins Specialist Hub

Steve Hayes has joined the Specialist Hub alongside Mike Brooks, with both now fully...

Together cuts fixed rates and expands criteria

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates across its fixed-rate product range and announced it...

Bank lending to smaller property investors falls 14%

The value of lending from UK-regulated banks to small and medium-sized property investment businesses...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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