LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

NHBC launches free virtual training for housebuilding industry

NHBC, the warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has launched...

Momentum adopts e-signatures

Momentum Pensions is now accepting electronic signatures for all its pension and investment forms...

Bluestone Mortgages suspends new applications

Bluestone Mortgages is today suspending all new mortgage applications as part of a temporary...

Aldermore cuts options for mortgage customers

Aldermore Bank is streamlining its mortgage product offerings and capping loan to value (LTV)...

L&G makes Covid-19 change to new protection applications

Legal & General has added a Covid-19 question into application forms for protection. The new...

Air Group unveils coronavirus information hub

Air Group has launched a new hub for advisers providing Coronavirus updates and business...

Knowledge Bank expands Covid-19 feed

Knowledge Bank has added second charges and bridging to its Covid-19 live feed as...

Advise Wise adds coronavirus news feed

Advise Wise has introduced a coronavirus news feed page on its website to collect...

Nationwide pulls plans to enter business banking market

The Nationwide Building Society is stopping plans to enter the UK business banking market...

Covid-19: Aldermore offers asset finance under CBILS

Aldermore is now offering the asset finance variant of the British Business Bank’s Coronavirus...

Conveyancers and lease administrators set out Covid-19 strategy

Members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) have set out a number of measures for...

SimplyBiz Group launches member support package

The SimplyBiz Group has revealed details of a package of additional support, designed to...

F4B and Grosvenor Funding partner for four-day bridging loan

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) and Grosvenor Funding have teamed up to secure...

Covid-19: AMI calls for support with fees

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has been talking to the FCA over the 2020/21 regulatory...
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COMMENT

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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Protection

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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