Mortgages

OnLadder hires marketing consultant

OnLadder has announced the appointment of David Swallow as a consultant to the business. ...

Make the most of that opportunity right now

For context, this piece was written on the afternoon of Friday 14th October. Given what...

Paradigm to host next Power of 8 webinar series

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced it will be hosting a Power of 8 webinar...

Among all the rate changes, criteria is still king

As brokers know only too well, the mortgage market is moving at an extraordinary...

Over-40s risking retirement with 35-year mortgages

New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the FCA gathered by wealth manager, Quilter,...

Transparency and communication are key at times like these

Even for those of us who have been in the mortgage market for a...

How did we get here?

Lenders, intermediaries and borrowers have experienced a turbulent few weeks and there’s no denying...

Suffolk BS returns to residential, holiday let and BTL lending

Suffolk Building Society has now launched products across its residential, holiday let and buy-to-let...

Majority of existing fixed rate mortgages ending within three years

55% of homeowners are coming to the end of their fixed term deal within...

Legal & General Retail makes executive team appointments

Legal & General Retail, which has 12 million retail customers and workplace members overing...

Virgin Money announces mortgage rate increases

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its mortgage range. The changes will...

Coventry for intermediaries adds three-year fixes and trackers to range

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its range with a number of new products including...

Mortgage Experience unveils Nivo-powered app

Specialist mortgage broker Mortgage Experience has partnered with Nivo to launch a branded mobile...

Anna Lewis becomes Castle Trust Bank commercial director

Castle Trust Bank has promoted Anna Lewis to the role of commercial director. Lewis (pictured),...

COMMENT

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

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...

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Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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