Loans

Fitch upgrades Precise Mortgages Servicer Ratings

Charter Court Financial Services Limited (CCFS), which trades with the Precise Mortgages and Exact Mortgage...

New funding for ezbob and Everline

Everline.com and ezbob.com have received a £30 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree...

Promise Solutions unveils Multi Quote

Loan master broker Promise Solutions has launched Multi Quote in response, it says, to...

Smart Money backs FCA’s volte face

Smart Money has welcomed the FCA’s move to no longer require second charge lenders...

Two MPC members mulled over base rate rise

All Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members agreed that it was appropriate to leave the...

FS firms need to meet digital demands of customers

Consumer expectations of financial services have changed substantially following the 'digital revolution', according to...

Compliance First appoints managing director

Glasgow-based compliance and business support company Compliance First, which is part of the SimplyBiz...

Complete FS launches online sourcing

Twenty7Tec, a provider of online sourcing systems, has today announced that Complete FS, mortgage...

18-34 year olds find it hardest to live within their means

13 million households believe their debt situation is going to worsen before it gets...

New Barclays reward programme to include mortgages

Barclays has announced a new rewards programme called Barclays Blue Rewards. Launching on 20 April,...

Crystal Mortgages rebrands to highlight core markets

Midlands-based Crystal Mortgages has rebranded to Crystal Specialist Finance. It is highlighting five distinctive...

Promise Solutions unveils Active Manager

Master broker Promise Solutions has launched Active Manager, which includes a dedicated, online underwriter...

Citizens Advice calls for end to “PPI scandal”

Citizens Advice has called on the banking industry to end the PPI scandal once...

Leeds Expo: all stands sold

All the stands have been sold for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at Leeds...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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