Mortgages

“Vast majority” of brokers open for business

53% of property and commercial finance brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent...

New CFO for Belmont Green

Belmont Green has announced the appointment of John Rowan as chief financial officer (CFO)...

The Nottingham to close branches and estate agencies

The Nottingham has announced plans to enter into a strategic alliance with Belvoir Group,...

L&G Mortgage Club to hold virtual summer conference 

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold its first virtual summer conference, which...

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...
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COMMENT

Comment

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Expat buy-to-let: a smaller world, a bigger picture

There has been no shortage of gloomy commentary about buy-to-let of late, so you might wonder why anyone living overseas would want to invest...

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...

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‘The Godfather’ joins Mortgage’s Got Talent judging panel

John ‘The Godfather’ Malone has been recruited as a judge for Mortgage’s Got Talent,...
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Royal London introduces AI menopause support tool for staff

Royal London has launched an AI-powered tool designed to help employees and managers access...
Your First Home

Your First Home delays could stall first-time buyer market

Delays in launching the government's Your First Home scheme could cause first-time buyers to...
Appointments

Foundation recruits former Metro Bank BDM to cover eastern region

Foundation has appointed Foz Ahmad as regional account manager for the East, bringing 12...

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