Help to Buy

Kensington to move into Help to Buy

Kensington Mortgages intends to launch a Help to Buy equity loan proposition for London,...

Aldermore cuts residential mortgage rates

Aldermore has cut reduced rates on its residential mortgage range by up to 0.5 percentage points,...

New Help to Buy deal from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has reported continued strong demand for Help to Buy Equity loan...

The Newcastle unveils new HTB deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has refreshed its Help to Buy range, including the introduction of two...

Sharp rise in 95% LTV lending at the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has reported that demand for its 95% LTV home loans was 91%...

New fixed rates from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched a range of new fixed rate mortgages across...

New BTL and HTB deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let and Help to Buy products. The...

AmTrust espouses insurance for HTB alternatives

Private mortgage insurer AmTrust International, Mortgage and Special Risks (MSR) has welcomed the recent public...

YBS: no let up in 95% LTV demand

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has said that demand for mortgages up to 95%...

Virgin Money claims ‘red hot’ deals for 2017

Virgin Money has introduced what it has dubbed‘Red Hot’ mortgages across its residential and buy-to-let...

Aldermore unveils HTB mortgage guarantee replacement

Aldermore has introduced new residential mortgages as well as new first-time buyer deals following...

CML examines how govt housing schemes fit together

The current patchwork of eight government housing schemes succeeds in reaching a broad variety...

Newcastle Intermediaries moves into Help to Buy

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched Help to Buy: Equity Loan products for the first time. This includes both...

Ensuring the circle is squared

When Philip Hammond thanked George Osborne in his first (and last) Autumn Statement address,...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

AI used by more than half of consumers considering complaints

More than half of consumers who made or considered making a formal complaint about...

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

Sub-5% mortgage fixes virtually wiped out as rates surge

The number of sub-5% fixed mortgage deals has collapsed by 99% since the beginning...

The Leeds highlights £165k mortgage borrowing potential for buyers earning £30k

Leeds Building Society is urging brokers to consider the mortgage options available to lower-paid...

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