Help to Buy

Precise Mortgages’ MCD upgrade is completed

DPR Consulting has completed a systems upgrade for Precise Mortgages. The update provides compliance with...

CML: gross lending to steadily increase over next 24 months

In December 2015 first-time buyers borrowed £4.5bn for home-owner house purchase, up 7% on...

First Help to Buy ISA completion for the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has seen the first mortgage completion by its Help to Buy...

Aldermore enters HTB London scheme

Aldermore has launched a London Help to Buy mortgage. Under the scheme, the Bank...

NatWest & RBS to offer HTB London deals

NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland have become the latest lenders to support the government’s...

Barclays outlines HTB London offering

Barclays is introducing a range of new shared equity products to support the official launch...

NatWest reduces higher LTV rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a number of higher LTV residential mortgages...

New shared equity range from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is introducing a new range of shared equity mortgage deals on...

BBA: gross mortgage borrowing up 24% year-on-year

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has stated that gross mortgage borrowing of £12.4 billion...

NAEA: 2015 not positive for housing market

The supply of available housing has almost halved in the past decade, according to...

The Leeds confirms HTB London scheme participation

The Leeds Building Society is to launch its range of new Help To Buy...

New higher LTV deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range, including some higher LTV products designed...

November lending up 3% on previous 6-month average

The latest Bank of England Money and Credit figures, have revealed that loan approvals...

NatWest to accept builders’ incentives with Help to Buy

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will now accept builder’s financial incentives of up to 5% of...

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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