Mortgages

Just Mortgages unveils digital and social media solution to brokers

Just Mortgages is providing employed and self-employed brokers a digital and social media solution...

New BDM for Leek United

Leek United has appointed Deb Bree as business development manager (BDM). Bree (pictured) previously spent five...

Broker calls for streamlined application processes

Specialist mortgage broker CLS Money wants lenders to streamline the process between application and...

21% increase in BTL product availability over past year

The number of buy-to-let products available, currently 2,396 products, is the highest on record...

The Nationwide doubles length of remortgage offer period

The Nationwide Building Society is extending the period of time a remortgage offer is...

Spencer Gale joins Axis Bank

Axis Bank UK has announced the appointment of Spencer Gale as key account manager. Gale...

LendInvest completes £259m securitisation

LendInvest has securitised £259 million of UK prime buy-to-let mortgage loans in an oversubscribed RMBS...

Foundation unveils new five-year BTL remortgage deal

Foundation Home Loans has reported a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited...

Paradigm to hold DA transition event in Manchester

Paradigm Mortgage Services is holding a Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop in Manchester in July. Following...

TSB revises fixed rates

TSB Bank has cut rates by up to 0.20 percentage points across its three-year...

Network holds its largest training event

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network held its largest bi-annual National Training Event to...

Bank of Ireland raises £350m of funding

ank of Ireland Group has raised £350 million of term funding through a sterling...

Monthly cost of buy-to-let fixes on the rise

The cost of the majority of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages appear to be on...

The Mortgage Lender reduces residential rates

The Mortgage Lender has cut its two-year residential fixed rates to include a 2.65%...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...

Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...

Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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