Mortgages

The Yorkshire cuts longer-term fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates on its longer-term mortgages. The mutual now has...

Tesco Bank stops new mortgage lending

Tesco Bank has announced that it has ceased new mortgage lending and is actively...

“Distinct” new buy-to-let offering unveiled by Masthaven

Masthaven has launched a new buy-to-let range which includes flexible criteria points, rates for non-traditional tenants...

Skipton extends maximum term of UK buy-to-let mortgages

Skipton International has extended the maximum mortgage term of its UK buy-to-let mortgages to...

The Newbury BS joins TMA panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Newbury Building Society to its lender panel. Members...

Accord ups maximum buy-to-let LTV to 80%

Accord Buy To Let has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) on its...

Third securitisation for Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loan has completed its third securitisation under the Twin Bridges platform. Called Twin...

MAB takes stake in telephone-based mortgage adviser

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has acquired a 25% stake in The Mortgage Broker Limited,...

Impact Specialist Finance to package for UTB

Impact Specialist Finance has announced a packaging agreement with United Trust Bank (UTB,) which...

Atom bank partners with TruNarrative

TruNarrative has partnered with Atom bank plc, to provide an AML transaction monitoring and...

Coventry for Intermediaries broadens buy-to-let policy

Coventry for Intermediaries has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let proposition. It has...

Foundation Home Loans offers new limited company BTL deal

Foundation Home Loan has introduced a new five-year fixed rate product solely for buy-to-let...

March saw year-on-year decrease in first-time buyers

UK Finance's Mortgage Trends Update for March 2019  has revealed that there were 28,800...

Together reports “solid performance” for last quarter

Together has reported that profit before tax for the first quarter of 2019 was...
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COMMENT

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...
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Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

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

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...
Comment

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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