Mortgages

New 3.99% self-build deal from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has launched a new lower rate, self-build mortgage at 3.99%. The...

L&G Mortgage Club sees 1,000 registrations for SmartrCriteria after seven days

Legal & General Mortgage Club has passed 1,000 broker registrations in the first week...

Barclays makes 95% LTV and BTL rate cuts

Barclays is making changes to selected products within its 95% LTV (including cashback) purchase...

TFC partners with Zephyr Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has adding new buy-to-let lender Zephyr Homeloans to its lender panel. Recently launched by...

Hanley Economic BS to push self-build throughout 2019

The Hanley Economic Building Society has begun a 2019 self-build campaign as it seeks...

The Teachers makes buy-to-let criteria changes

The Teachers Building Society has changed its buy-to-let criteria, including amendments to maximum age and...

Little movement in rates and costs of mortgages over past quarter

Mortgage Brain’s latest product data analysis has found that two, three and five year...

The Mortgage Lender expands onsite underwriting team

The Mortgage Lender has expanded its onsite underwriting team with the appointment of Diane...

Pepper Money makes sales hire covering the North East

Pepper Money has appointed a new regional development manager for the North East of...

TMA Club to offer Criteria Hub sourcing

TMA Club has added Criteria Hub to its panel of services. Criteria Hub provides advisers...

Newcastle Intermediaries pays new product transfer proc fee

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a product transfer process paying brokers a procuration fee of...

TSB to sponsor AMI dinner

TSB is to sponsor the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries' (AMI) dinner this year. The event...

Should smaller firms be treated differently?

One of the key positives for the mortgage advice sector – and specifically in...

Squaring the long-term conundrum

In a market which has tended to work on short-term delivery, with a focus...

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Council Tax revaluation plan risks unsettling market

Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive. The proposal highlights how backbench politics is driving this week’s...

A changing landlord market that still offers solid long-term value

Landlords have faced a tough set of challenges over the past decade. Higher taxes, the loss of full mortgage interest relief, rising mortgage costs...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

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The Teachers widens access to high LTI mortgages for education professionals

Teachers Building Society has expanded the borrowing capacity available through its Teachers for Intermediaries...

Misconceptions continue to suppress income protection uptake, survey shows

New findings from Shepherds Friendly indicate that widespread misconceptions are a significant factor behind...

DAGEM Power secures cashflow support to drive UK green energy projects

DAGEM Power, the Cannock based engineering specialist, is using tailored invoice finance from eCapital...

Conveybuddy adds Talbots Law to expanding conveyancing panel

Conveybuddy has added Talbots Law to its conveyancing panel, bringing one of the Midlands’...

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