Mortgages

Tax advice could cause next mis-selling scandal

Mortgage intermediaries have been warned to stay clear of buy-to-let tax advice to avoid...

FCA comparison tool criticised by trade bodies

The intention by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deliver a broker assessment/comparison tool...

Self-build sale at the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled its ‘Autumn Sale’ on self-build. A self-build mortgage has...

Retention set to be dominant mortgage channel

Brokers attending today's FSE London have heard that product transfers and retention business is...

Protection could suffer with rising mortgage activity

An industry panel at today's FSE London have argued that protection sales and penetration...

Kensington becomes £1bn a year lender

Kensington Mortgages has lent over £1 billion over a rolling 12-month period. It surpassed this...

Strongest July in over a decade for remortgaging

UK Finance has revealed that there were 46,900 new homeowner remortgages completed in July, some...

Magellan Homeloans appoints new regional team

Magellan Homeloans has created a new team of regional account managers (RAMs). The RAMs will...

Foundation Home Loans unveils remortage incentive package

Foundation Home Loans has launched a buy-to-let five-year remortgage special, an incentive package aimed...

Belmont Green in £500m securitisation

Belmont Green, Vida Homeloans' parent company, has priced a £500 million UK mortgage-backed securitisation. The transaction...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils large loan option with no early repayment charge

Newcastle Intermediaries has now introduced a variable rate large loan product which comes with...

Kensington product revamp includes new 95% LTV deal

Kensington Mortgages has announced a number of changes to its mortgage offering in both...

Keystone relaunches buy-to-let offering

Keystone Property Finance has announced its relaunch as a specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender. David Whittaker...

The Hinckley & Rugby cuts 95% LTV rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the rate on three of its...

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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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Afin Bank raises LTV to 95% and cuts rates across Prime and Professional ranges

Afin Bank has increased the maximum loan to value on its Prime and Professional...

Norton Home Loans joins MAB lender panel to support complex borrowing needs

Norton Home Loans has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel, giving advisers across...

NACFB appoints Simon Featherstone as new chair for two-year term

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Simon Featherstone as its new...

Access FS agrees new referral fee partnership with two conveyancing portals

Access Financial Services has entered into a new partnership with Broker Conveyancing and SortRefer,...

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