LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Major rise in interest-only criteria searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported a "significant" increase in advisers searching for...

The Buckinghamshire unveils new rates and LTVs

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new streamlined product range for physical valuations,...

The Nottingham resumes self-build lending

The Nottingham is reintroducing self-build mortgages as part of its phased product range return Two...

Advisers are reviewing vulnerability policies

Key Partnerships has revealed that IFAs and brokers are enhancing protection for older customers...

L&G and Royal London resume face-to-face medical screenings

Legal & General and Royal London have both announced that it will be reintroducing...

Mortgage Brain sees 18% rise in weekly ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported that the volume of ESIS produced by its sourcing systems...

Foundation: BTL borrowers less likely to have taken payment holiday

Foundation Home Loans has analysed its own lending book, comprised of 30,000 borrowers, and found...

UTB completes £11m structured finance deal

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £10.9m investment term loan for an existing...

Paradigm unveils summer mortgage webinar programme

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new series of mortgage webinars which will be...

Hodge reverts to 70% LTV later life lending

Hodge is making some "positive" changes to its lending criteria and is resuming lending...

LV= resumes face-to-face medical screenings

LV= is to reintroduce face-to-face medical examinations in partnership with Square Health following the...

Paragon sees BTL application spike via intermediarty portal

Paragon Bank has reported a spike in buy-to-let mortgage intermediaries visiting its online intermediary...

InterBay Commercial relaunches HMO and MUFB offering

InterBay Commercial has launched a revised product range for HMOs and MUFBs, which is...

SimplyBiz gets over 4,500 virtual event bookings

The SimplyBiz Group has reported a large take-up to its new virtual event programme,...
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COMMENT

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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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HSBC UK to raise rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

HSBC UK will increase rates across a range of two-year and five-year fixed mortgages...
Economy

Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
Economy

UK needs first primary surplus in 25 years, warns NIESR

The UK needs to run its first primary budget surplus in 25 years if...
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Gatehouse launches fee-free refinance products

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of limited-edition refinance products for UK residents with...

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