Mortgages

Advisers maintain confidence in buy-to-let market growth

41% of advisers say they expect more buy-to-let business in the next 12 months,...

Stamp Duty cut until March 2021

As widely predicted, the Chancellor announced a temporary cut to Stamp Duty today. Rishi Sunak...

Mortgage Brain sees rise in product numbers continue

Mortgage Brain has reported that product numbers have continued the trend of improvement, increasing...

Knowledge Bank unveils Criteria Clinic

Knowledge Bank has launched the ‘Criteria Clinic’ for registered brokers. To be held on Mondays...

First-time buyers still keen on home ownership despite Covid crisis

93% of first-time buyers are still thinking about buying a property in 2020, with...

The Hanley Economic sees self-build advance boost

The Hanley Economic Building Society has reported a 35% increase in self-build advances over...

Accord suspends 90% LTV lending to FTBs

Accord Mortgages is suspending all lending on its 90% loan to value (LTV) products...

NatWest and Add To My Mortgage in green home initiative

NatWest and Add To My Mortgage have announced funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...

LMS optimistic for “more confident and stable” remortgage market

LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19...

Coventry for Intermediaries appoints head of intermediary relationships

Coventry for Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Jonathan Stinton as head of intermediary...

Equity release demand could rise from interest-only ‘crunch’

An ‘interest-only mortgage crunch’ could see a wave of over-55s looking to equity release...

Mortgage Brain’s ESIS volumes greater than pre-Covid levels

Mortgage Brain has seen the proportion of ESIS generated by its sourcing systems for...

Applications at PRIMIS up by one-third

The number of applications that the PRIMIS Mortgage Network received between April–June was up...

Foundation Home Loans changes criteria to target less straightforward cases

Foundation Home Loans is making number of key criteria changes to its specialist residential...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Access Financial Services brings marketing function in-house to boost broker support

Access Financial Services has recruited three marketing specialists as it looks to strengthen adviser...

Equity Release Group backs FCA later life lending review

Equity Release Group has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s Later Life Mortgages Market Study,...

SortRefer joins Ingard Network as exclusive conveyancing partner

SortRefer has been appointed as the sole conveyancing provider for Ingard Network, giving its...

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