LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

More 2 Life introduces six-month rate, feature and LTV guarantee

More 2 Life is to guarantee rates and terms for a period of six...

Roma re-enters market with AVM and desktop valuations

Roma Finance has re-launched back into the market with an AVM product and a...

Nationwide: annual house price growth up to 3.7%

The Nationwide Building Society has revealed that annual house price growth in April moved...

Regulator wants legal clarity on business interruption insurance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signalled that it intends to seek legal clarity...

Over 250 virtual event bookings for SimplyBiz Mortgages

SimplyBiz Mortgages has reported more than 250 bookings for its upcoming round of Mortgage...

Paymentshield provides CPD resource centre for GI

Paymentshield has launched its first CPD resource centre to provide business support to advisers...

78% of Countrywide staff on furlough

Countrywide plc has revealed today that its pipeline through the lockdown period has remained resilient...

LMS reports increased remortgage instruction levels

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19 crisis. The...

MFS arranges £500k bridging loan during lockdown

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed a £500,000 bridging loan to help a client...

L&G Mortgage Club issues Covid-19 FAQs for all advisers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has published a dedicated Covid-19 FAQ page, available to...

New fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has introduced revised residential fixed purchase and remortgage products (two,...

Covid-19: LV= moves to help equity release advisers write business

LV= has introduced measures designed to make it easier for advisers to write equity...

Over 1.6m mortgage payment holidays taken

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lenders have given over 1.6 million payment holidays...

The Leeds reaffirms support to borrowers looking to switch

The Leeds Building Society has reaffirmed its commitment to help existing customers move to...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...
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Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...
Buy-to-let

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...
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LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...

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