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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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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Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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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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Bank of England turns to AI and real-time mortgage data

The Bank of England is using artificial intelligence and real-time financial data, including information...

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