Mortgages

Annual house price growth rises slightly

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to March were 2.6%...

Landbay adds to regional sales team

Landbay has appointed Helen McKinney joins as head of sales for the South region. In...

New BDMs at BM Solutions

BM Solutions has made new business development manager (BDM) appointments. Gareth Stockton has more than...

Shift in broker criteria searches in March

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity tracker has shown a shift in broker searches regarding...

The Mansfield unveils 95% shared ownership deals

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced new two and five-year fixed rate shared ownership...

Cost of five-year buy-to-let fixed rates fall

Online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of many popular five-year...

Kensington makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Kensington Mortgages has made rate changes across its buy-to-let mortgage range. Rates have decreased...

New buy-to-let incentives from TSB

TSB has launched new buy-to-let products with a £300 cashback offer or free legal...

Paradigm to hold DA transition workshop in Belfast

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed that its second Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop will take...

Precise Mortgages expands its Help to Buy proposition

Precise Mortgages has extended its Help to Buy range to include Help to Buy Scotland...

The Skipton appoints head of mortgage products

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of a new head of mortgage products. Alex...

The Vernon unveils offset RIO options

The Vernon Building Society has added four new products to its retirement mortgage range. The...

SBG and Aviva fund blockchain-based mortgage startup

Sesame Bankhall Group and Aviva announce £5 million Acre Software investment in exclusive deal...

Portico launches mortgage and protection service

London estate and letting agency, Portico, has launched Portico Finance, a mortgage broker and...

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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