Mortgages

The Hanley Economic launches 1.84% no fee two-year BTL fix

The Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a no fee two-year fixed rate buy-to-let...

Smartr365 launches application workflow tool

Smartr365 has launched a new MortgageKanban feature. MortgageKanban is a scheduling and workflow management...

The Nottingham unveils RIO mortgages

The Nottingham Building Society has added three Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages to its...

Kensington cuts residential rates by up to 25bps

Kensington Mortgages has introduced new rates across its residential mortgage range. The specialist lender has...

Secure Trust Bank confirms decision to end new mortgage lending

Secure Trust Bank (STB) has confirmed that it will cease origination of new Mortgage...

Mortgage Advice Bureau wins at learning awards

Dave Bedlow, Mortgage Advice Bureau’s head of learning & development, was recognised at the...

RBS sees profits rise to £1.6bn

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported profit of £1.622 billion. In the in a quarter...

Precise Mortgages appoints new key account manager

Precise Mortgages has appointed Jonathan Mann as a new key account manager. Mann will work...

New RIO mortgages from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has introduced three new Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage deals. The...

The Mansfield cuts Versatility discount rates

The Mansfield Building Society has cut rates across its Versatility discounted mortgage product range...

Brexit uncertainty having negative effect on housing market

Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser and Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has found that mortgage advisers expect...

Legal & General Mortgage Club hires pair of new key relationship managers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced two new additions to its team of key...

LendInvest expands lending operations team

LendInvest has reported a record month of signed applications in January 2019 with 428...

Skipton updates contractor lending criteria

The Skipton Building Society is introducing new lending criteria for its contractor clients. The...

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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