Mortgages

House price growth slows to 2.7%

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in...

TMG launches consumer advice business

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM)...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers...

OPDA welcomes Rayner’s return to housing brief

The Open Property Data Association has welcomed Angela Rayner’s return as housing secretary and...

UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

Landlord company formations hit record high

The number of landlord companies incorporated annually in Britain has risen by more than...

Lenders turn to live data as mortgage searches rise

Twenty7tec and Saffron Building Society have examined the growing use of real-time market intelligence...

Stamp duty receipts hold at £6.6 billion despite lower thresholds

Homebuyers paid £6.6 billion in stamp duty land tax during the first half of...

Finova launches AI agent to cut mortgage admin

Finova has launched an AI-powered application service designed to transfer brokers' client data into...

Toni Smith on the human factor and the fourth emergency service

After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still...

Newcastle widens mortgage support scheme with 95% LTV option

Newcastle for Intermediaries has relaunched its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) range with broader...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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