Mortgages

23% rise in remortgage approvals

UK Finance has reported a large increase in mortgage approvals. There were 85,880 mortgages approved...

360 Dotnet integrates SmartrCriteria via 360 Lifecycle

360 Dotnet has begun a multi-stage integration of Legal & General Mortgage Club’s digital...

The Leeds cuts two year buy-to-let fixes

The Leeds Building Society has lowered rates on selected two-year buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages. The...

New five-year HMO pay-rate deal from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has introduced a new five-year HMO fix, as well as cutting rates...

The Nottingham revises its five-year offering

The Nottingham Building Society has added a new product to its range of five-year...

Originations up and losses down at Bluestone Mortgages

Bluestone Mortgages wrote over £250m loans in the financial year to June 2019, a...

Together helps couple purchase dream home after lender u-turn

Specialist mortgage lender Together has helped a couple buy a five bedroom detached property...

New residential and BTL deals from Pepper Money

Pepper Money has unveiled new residential and buy-to-let limited editions and has also made...

Complete FS to distribute Bath BS products

Complete FS has added the Bath Building Society to its lender panel. The Bath Building...

Precise Mortgages offers capital raising for Help to Buy

Precise Mortgages has revised its Help to Buy proposition and is now offering homeowners...

TSB extends end dates and makes rate changes

TSB Bank has made a number of changes to its mortgage product range. Its Affordable...

Self-employed borrowers more conservative than first-time buyers

Homeowners were borrowing more in the second quarter of 2019, according to new research...

PMS and Sesame partner with Zephyr Homeloans

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have added specialist...

SoundAdvice now available on Apple Podcasts

BestAdvice's weekly podcast for the mortgage market, SoundAdvice, is now available on Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/soundadvice/id1482907629 You...

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,...

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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