First-time buyers

Gen H partners with Dynamo for Intermediaries

Mortgage lender Gen H has expanded its broker panel with the addition of Dynamo...

Tembo partners with Barratt London to help first-time buyers

Tembo is partnering with Barratt London, part of Barratt Developments, to help get more...

Leeds BS ups maximum loan sizes

Leeds Building Society has increased maximum loan sizes for higher LTV (loan to value)...

West One launches new ‘Platinum’ residential range

West One Loans has launched a new range of residential mortgages with rates up...

Support for low deposit schemes vital after Help to Buy

National brokerage Just Mortgages has said that the sector must continue to get behind...

March gave us a lot to think about

March as a month certainly gave the mortgage market a lot to digest and...

Gen H launches conveyancing firm

Gen H has made Gen H Legal, its conveyancing arm, widely available to all...

Leeds BS unveils new 95% LTV mortgages

Leeds Building Society has added two new high loan to value (LTV) mortgages for homebuyers...

Property seen as essential to retirement finance

20% of wealthier homeowners believe that their property will not play a role in...

8% of grandparents use property wealth to support grandchildren

Research from Legal & General Home Finance (LGHF) has found that grandparents are providing financial...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank change Forces Help to Buy policy

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank will now accept the Forces Help to Buy loan...

MBT Affordability integrates with new HPP lender

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with StrideUp, a...

SmartrFit adds Gen H affordability calculator

Legal & General has announced the addition of Gen H (Generation Home)’s affordability calculator...

GEN H joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has added Gen H to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms can now access...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

TMG adds Gable Mortgages to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Gable Mortgages to its lender panel, giving member firms...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

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