Mortgages

New NED for the Tipton and Coseley

The Tipton and Coseley Building Society has appointed a new non-executive director (NED) to...

Together reports 23.2% rise in originations

Together has announced its financial results to 31 December 2017, showing record lending volumes,...

Fleet Mortgages cuts lifetime tracker rates

Fleet Mortgages has repriced its product range, including price cuts across its three lifetime tracker...

Openwork extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Openwork has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and will continue to provide its...

Coventry bolsters fraud defences

The Coventry Building Society has adopted a predictive analytics software service to enhance its anti-fraud...

Aldermore targets first-time buyers with product changes

Aldermore has cut rates on its high loan to value (LTV) range by up...

TML removes credit score cascade

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made a number of changes to its product offering. It...

Record profits for Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has reported pre-tax profits of £5.3 billion for the past year,...

Bradford & Bingley loans transferred to Prudential and Blackstone

Computershare has transferred £12 billion of buy-to-let Bradford & Bingley and Mortgage Express mortgages...

LendInvest unveils intermediary BTL calculator

LendInvest has introduced a new buy-to-let online calculator for intermediaries. The calculator is designed to...

First-time buyers fixing for longer

Accord Mortgages has reported that first-time buyers are fixing their mortgage for longer than...

New deals from the Skipton BS

The Skipton Building Society has revised rates across a number of mortgage products with...

Upton becomes Castle Trust mortgages MD as Wyles departs

Castle Trust has announced the promotion of Alex Upton to managing director of the...

TMA Club adds the Bath BS to its lender panel

TMA Club has expanded its lender panel with the addition of the Bath Building...

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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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