Mortgages

Platform cuts selected five-year fixed rates

Platform has reduced interest rates on its five-year fixed rate mortgages at 60% LTV...

4% annual rise in mortgage approvals in March

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has found that 66,174 mortgages were approved during...

Mortgage costs rise for first-time buyers

There has been a near £10,000 increase in the cost of the average first-time...

TSB announces selected rate reductions

TSB has a number of rate changes across a number of products within its...

The Mortgage Lender completes its first AAA-rated securitisation

The Mortgage Lender's first UK mortgage-backed securitisation of residential assets has completed for a total...

Fitch reaffirms Computershare Loan Services’ ratings

Fitch has reaffirmed Computershare Loan Services’ ratings of ‘RPS1-’ and ‘RSS2+’. It cited the company’s...

Accord cuts selected five-year BTL rates

Accord Buy to Let is cutting rates on nine of its five-year fixed rate...

PMS and Sesame offer exclusive Skipton 95% LTV deal

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have launched an exclusive five year fixed rate...

MBE Leeds Expo seminars and panel debates revealed

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) Leeds has announced the seminar and panel programme for the...

TMW cuts two-year and limited company rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is cutting rates for selected two-year fixed and tracker mortgages...

LMS pilots remortgage case updates

LMS has launched the pilot phase of its new case updates solution for brokers...

Doubt over mainstream lenders’ commitment to non-standard borrowers

Just 9% of mortgage brokers think high-street lenders have become more understanding towards non-standard...

Barclays cuts rates and adds new 70% LTV deals

Barclays is making changes to its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges tomorrow (Thursday 11...

Professional landlords want manual underwriting

Research from MT Finance has revealed that over one-third of property investors want buy-to-let...
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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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