Mortgages

Accord improves high LTV proposition

Accord Mortgages has introduced a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage. Homebuyers with a 25% deposit...

Mortgage lending down but assets up at the Leek United

Leek United has reported a fall in mortgage lending for 2018. Lending totalled £158m for...

UTB introduces the ‘Unencumbered Re-start Mortgage’

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a new first charge mortgage product aimed at...

IFA agrees three-year deal with Mortgage Brain

Independent financial advisers, TFA - Trusted Financial Advice, has chosen Mortgage Brain as its...

TBMC unveils new website

TBMC has launched its new website designed for intermediaries to access its range of...

February rise in mortgage approvals

There were 66,465 mortgages approved during February 2019 (seasonally adjusted), according to e.surv. Approvals were...

Private Label to help with high value cases

The Brightstar Group has turned its Private Label proposition into a service for complex...

The Leeds launches intermediary research panel

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new research panel called Intermediary TalkingPoint. The platform...

Four new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor mortgages from Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint...

Barclays makes mortgage rate cuts

Barclays has made changes to its residential and Reward product ranges. These changes include introducing new...

Business development team shakeup at Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows

Halifax Intermediaries and Scottish Widows Bank have announced internal changes to strengthen their business...

Foundation Home Loans appoints regional sales manager

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Paul Flude as its new regional sales manager for...

Pepper Money hires new RDM pair

Pepper Money has appointed two new regional development managers (RDMs) to improve its sales...

Fluent Money Group appoints group sales director

Fluent Money Group has announced the appointment of Chris Meadows as group sales director. Previously...

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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