Mortgages

Thistle Finance partners with currency firm

Packager Thistle Finance has partnered with global currency firm Mercury FX to offer UK...

Castle Trust appoints managing director for mortgages

Barry Searle, Castle Trust’s chief operating officer (COO), is to become its new managing director...

Completions up 20% at PMS and Sesame

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have reported that combined mortgage completions increased by...

Costs of five-year buy-to-let fixes carry on falling

Mortgages for Business has reported that pricing of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products...

FSE Manchester seminar programme revealed

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester, has published the full seminar...

Landlords in Central London are least optimistic

Paragon has reported that Landlord confidence across a range of measures remained stable or...

Masthaven joins TMA Club’s lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Masthaven to its lender panel. This arrangement...

AMI welcomes new funding for FSCS

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) believes that mortgage brokers will receive a "fairer outcome" from the...

Landlords fixing for longer following PRA changes

Research from Commercial Trust has indicated that landlords have switched to a longer-term approach...

New buy-to-let range from Accord

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates and added an additional £250 cashback on...

Landbay to increase headcount by 70%

Landbay has reported its strongest quarter to date and revealed plans to increase headcount...

Last time buyers’ housing wealth to pass £1 trillion during 2018

Last Time Buyers now own £938bn of UK housing stock and will reach the £1...

Foundation Home Loans updates residential mortgage offering

Foundation Home Loans has upgraded its residential product line, with the introduction of a...

Accord Mortgages expands underwriting team

Accord Mortgages is expanding its underwriting team with up to 25 new members of...

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AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let sector. The Government has chosen to tighten the tax screw on...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Much ado about nothing… Thank goodness

The Keystone Cops were out in force yesterday in the Commons, as exemplified by the OBR’s involuntarily (we suppose) leaking of the Budget before...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Still ducking the housing question

The Chancellor set out to fix an economy that is not working well enough for working people, talking about high bills, squeezed living standards...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes… NOT

After the delay of the Budget to 26 November and all the leaks, there was an expectation of significant change. However, it appears to be...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Affordability remains the key to activity

After all the speculation, this Budget offered little for the housing market. No stamp duty reform, no meaningful support for first-time buyers and a new...

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OBR forecasts stamp duty burden to almost double by early 2030s

Stamp duty receipts on homes bought in England and Northern Ireland are projected to...

VAS launches Christmas charity drive to support Teesside families

Middlesbrough-based valuation panel VAS has launched its 2025 Christmas Charity Campaign, continuing a now-established...

Misconceptions blamed for low income protection take-up among UK workers

Shepherds Friendly has warned that misconceptions about income protection may be a central reason...

GB Bank bolsters leadership as bridging push gathers pace

GB Bank has strengthened its senior ranks with a trio of internal promotions as...

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