First-time buyers

Estate agents back Labour’s stamp duty plan

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has welcomed Ed Miliband's stamp duty pledge. Earlier today,...

Labour to announce FTB and rent control initiatives

Ed Miliband will today outline Labour's pledge to scrap stamp duty for first-time buyer...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts higher LTV rates

Halifax Intermediaries has reduced rates by up to 0.4 percentage points on its higher end loan...

Aldermore moves into Help to Buy: equity loan space

Aldermore has launched a Help to Buy: equity loan scheme through a group of...

Strong rise in intermediary mortgage market confidence

Mortgage intermediaries’ confidence about the prospects for the mortgage market has risen significantly, according...

Santander cuts high LTV rates

Santander has reduced rates on its 95% LTV two-year fixed Help to Buy mortgage...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch cashback offer

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched another £1,000 cashback mortgage offer for homebuyers, as well...

New buyer demand up by 22%

Haart’s National Housing Market Monitor for March 2015 has reported a surge in buyer...

It’s the supply, stupid

At the Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) annual lunch on Friday 17 April, the...

Lloyds revamps product range

Lloyds Bank has announced changes to its mortgage product range. For homemovers, 90% LTV two...

New deals and rate cuts from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new two-year fixed product for home movers, as well...

CML: house purchase lending activity dampened in February

Home-owner house purchase lending fell in February both compared to the previous month and...

Tory Right to Buy plan could cost taxpayers £20bn

The Conservative Party manifesto will be launched today, with a headline pledge of extending...

Help to Buy 2 deposits reach 10-month high

February saw a 10-month high in average deposits for house purchases using the Help...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
News

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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