LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Halifax pulls all deals over 60% LTV

Leading mortgage lender Halifax has responded to the coronavirus crisis by withdrawing all mortgages...

Covid-19: buy-to-let market “going into reverse”

Property Master believes that landlords will struggle to get mortgages as the impact of...

Roma Finance stops new business lending

Bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, Roma Finance, has temporarily stopped accepting new business...

Covid-19 ‘means end for paper ID checks’

Anti-money-laundering specialists SmartSearch believe that the spread of the coronavirus means firms relying on...

Fiducia Group launches new asset finance division

Fiducia Group has unveiled a new asset finance division offering bespoke funding solutions to...

Air Group issues Coronavirus statement

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life...

Financial Adviser Event rescheduled for September

The Financial Adviser Event has decided to reschedule its inaugural event to 8 September. A...

Covid-19: Citizens Advice calls for greater protections for renters

UK wide charity Citizens Advice wants increased protections for renters following coronavirus legislation. Dame Gillian...

Fast support for businesses called for

Research undertaken just prior to Coronavirus hitting, showed that over 2.6 million UK SMEs...

MCI Club offers free CRM system to brokers

The MCI mortgage club has announced the early release of its free Customer Relationship...

Mortgage Brain reports ESIS reduction

Mortgage Brain has reported a reduction in ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing systems...

The Coventry wants borrowers to apply online for payment holidays

The Coventry Building Society has launched an online form for borrowers affected by the...

Octane Capital completes four deals in past 24 hours

Octane Capital says it will continue to support its broker partners as normally as possible...

SBG launches Covid-19 adviser support hub

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is looking to help advisers to support their customers and...
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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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