Mortgages

Connect for Intermediaries to hold more training academies

Connect for Intermediaries has planned seven extra training academies this year following demand after...

New affordability platform introduced

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched MBT Affordability. It is designed to provider brokers with...

Brightstar Financial to hold spring webinars

Brightstar Financial has teamed up with a number of industry partners to launch a...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts rates at 95% LTV

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut its 95% LTV range by up to 0.27 percentage points....

Leek United appoints business development manager

Leek United has appointed Dan Berrisford as business development manager. Berrisford (pictured) has over 12 years’...

Barclays cuts five-year rates

Barclays has cut certain rates within its five year purchase and remortgage product range. The rate...

Platform removes housing benefit lending restrictions

Platform has removed all letting conditions that restrict landlords letting to tenants who receive...

The Vernon unveils retention proc fees

The Vernon Building Society has introduced retention proc fees along with its new range...

TMA to hold 2019 DA ‘new starter’ induction course

TMA Club has announced this year’s dates for its three-day Directly Authorised (DA) Induction...

Platform cuts 95% LTV rates

Platform is cutting interest rates on its 95% LTV mortgage range by up to 0.15...

Mortgage volumes up 9.7% at the Marsden

The Marsden Building Society has reported record performance in 2018, with it increasing the...

NatWest cuts residential and BTL rates

NatWest has made rate cuts on selected core and semi-exclusive residential and buy-to-let products. These...

New Right to Buy deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched new two year fixed rate Right to Buy...

The Mansfield increases RIO maximum LTV

The Mansfield Building Society has raised the maximum LTV available to borrowers aged over...
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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...
Breakfast Briefing news

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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