LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Mortgage Brain sees “marked” reduction in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported a significant rise in lenders changing their products, a reduction...

L&G outlines Covid-19 strategy

Legal & General has outlined its approach to supporting intermediaries and servicing insurance customers...

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales wants 80% rental income guarantee

Asset management firm Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has called for the government’s 80% salary guarantee...

Covid-19: the Mansfield tightens criteria

The Mansfield Building Society has become the latest lender to take steps to tighten...

Phoebus self-service portal aims to ease call centre pressure

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has launched a new digital self-service portal that allows lender’s...

The Coventry pulls all mortgage products above 65% LTV

The Coventry Building Society has made the decision to temporarily withdraw all residential, buy-to-let...

Conveyancing stakeholders produce Covid-19 industry guidance

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has endorsed industry-wide guidance to conveyancing firms advising clients on...

Robert Sinclair: “I fear for non-bank lenders”

The chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has warned that the coronavirus...

Paradigm provides crisis support page

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new Coronavirus support page for advisers which includes information...

TRM Network creates Covid-19 hub

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has created a new hub for their members,...

Covid-19: Don’t move house, advises government

The government is urging urge parties involved in home moving to "adapt and be...

CRM system offered free to all UK brokers

Members of the Financial Services Tech Task Force initiative have joined forces to fund...

The Leeds extends mortgage offers

Mortgage offers from the Leeds Building Society are being extended by three months to...

The Coventry changes valuation policy

The Coventry Building Society is making changes to its LTV limits due to surveyors putting...
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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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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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House price growth slows to 2.7%

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in...

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