Mortgages

Smartr365 appoints head of network and club relationships

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Stephen Nobes as head of network and club relationships. Nobes...

Borrowers wasting money by not dealing with a broker

Legal & General Mortgage Club has claimed that thousands of borrowers could be missing...

Don’t forget the mutual specialist lenders

It’s frustrating when your client just slips out of mainstream lending criteria. They’re almost...

Leek United provides L&G Mortgage Club with 5-year exclusive

Leek United has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate mortgage for Legal & General...

Broker feedback is always worthwhile

Understanding what the customer wants, and how this might evolve over time, should be...

Five-year fix most popular remo rate in April

48% of consumers took out a five-year fixed rate product – the most popular...

The Ipswich ups maximum loan size to £750k

The Ipswich Building Society has increased the upper lending cap on standard 75% loan...

Saffron unveils new HMO mortgages

The Saffron Building Society has launched a range of niche buy-to-let mortgages aimed at...

Barclays to cut Scotland Help to Buy rates

Barclays Mortgages is making changes to its Scotland Help to Buy products on 31 May. As...

Keystone in BTL API integration with Twenty7Tec

Keystone Property Finance has launched a full API integration with Twenty7Tec’s application submission system,...

HLPartnership makes recruitment team appointment

Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership has appointed Tom Barnett to the recruitment manager...

PMS and Sesame add the Harpenden to lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have added specialist lender Harpenden Building Society’s range...

New five-year deals from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has unveiled four new 75% LTV five-year fixes in its standard range...

Pepper wins customer service award

Pepper UK has won The Financial Services Forum Product & Service Innovation Award for...

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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