Mortgages

The Dudley reintroduces option for lending into retirement

The Dudley Building Society range now once again includes a ‘lending into retirement’ option for...

Hodge to accept no-search indemnity insurance

Hodge has responded to the imminent end of the stamp duty holiday by introducing...

Shawbrook to acquire The Mortgage Lender

Shawbrook Bank has agreed to buy the remaining shares in The Mortgage Lender (TML),...

Together restructures intermediary sales team

Specialist lender Together has promoted Sundeep Patel to become its new director of sales. Patel...

Lenders should expect strong rebound by Q3

LendingMetrics is predicting a "phenomenal spending rebound" by the end of the second quarter...

FCA finalises mortgage repossession guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised its guidance on repossessions for mortgages and...

The Bath adds AI to direct mortgage sales operation

The Bath Building Society has joined up with Festina Finance to revamp its direct...

Dudley Building Society rebrands

The Dudley Building Society has introduced its new branding. It includes a new logo featuring the...

The Mortgage Lender unveils new residential range

The Mortgage Lender has introduced new purchase and remortgage products for employed, self-employed, contract...

Skipton re-enters 90% LTV market

The Skipton Building Society has moved back into the 90% loan to value (LTV)...

The Chorley unveils BuildLoan exclusive

BuildLoan has launched a new low cost self build mortgage for borrowers with the...

LMS: remortgage instruction volumes back on the increase

LMS has reported a rise of 7.7% in remortgage instructions in December 2020. In its...

Virgin Money makes higher LTV rate reductions

Virgin Money has made a series of rate reductions in its residential mortgage range. The...

Together raises £500m bond issue

Specialist lender Together has announced the issuance of £500m in six-year bonds at a coupon of...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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TMG Mortgage Network strengthens finance team with senior appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Donna Bibby as head of finance, with responsibility for...

Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

Halifax updates mortgage application platform ahead of Lloyds rebrand

Halifax Intermediaries has introduced an updated online mortgage application system designed to simplify case...

Northern England dominates property hotspots as buyers seek better value

More than half of England and Wales's 50 leading emerging property hotspots are in...

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