Mortgages

We need to look beyond Stamp Duty changes

There’s a Radiohead song called ‘2 + 2 = 5’ which, if I’m not...

Accord cuts higher LTV and longer-term rates

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates on a number of residential fixed rate products. At 90%...

The Mortgage Lender introduces unsecured arrears product

The Mortgage Lender has unveiled its unsecured arrears residential product to the whole of...

First mortgage repossessions up but seconds down

Mortgage repossessions during the final quarter of 2019 increased by 11% year-on-year, continuing the...

Andrew Bloom to move to non-executive Masthaven role

Andrew Bloom, Masthaven's founder, is stepping back from his position as CEO at the...

Variety in criteria searches for start of 2020

Criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank has revealed that there was a 'market of contrasts'...

Burrow develops digital on-boarding platform for the Saffron

Burrow, part of the DPR group, has partnered with the Saffron Building Society to...

Mortgage Broker Tools unveils new subscription model

Mortgage Broker Tools has introduced a new subscription service for MBT Affordability. It is priced...

TMA and PRIMIS offer Leeds exclusive

TMA Club and PRIMIS Mortgage Network have announced the launch of an exclusive two-year...

Year-end high for intermediary confidence

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that intermediaries were more confident about...

Dock9 unveils digital audit service

Digital business solutions agency Dock9 has launched a website and portal audit service specifically aimed...

The Vernon unveils 2.3% five-year fix

The Vernon Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate available at up...

Just Mortgages targets 60% rise in remortgage business

Just Mortgages is aiming to increase its remortgage and protection business for its brokers. The...

Nationwide calls on government to provide green incentives

The Nationwide Building Society is urging the government to make the Help to Buy...

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...

Latest news

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

John ‘The Godfather’ Malone has been recruited as a judge for Mortgage’s Got Talent,...

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 delays could stall first-time buyer market

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

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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