Mortgages

Mortgage Brain sees 2,000 customer boost

Mortgage Brain acquired 2,000 new customers during 2018 with a number national networks, corporate...

Rise in number of loans to small deposit borrowers

There were 66,350 mortgages approved in January 2019, according to seasonally adjusted figures from E.surv. The...

SBG and Twenty7Tec agree technology partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide...

The Marsden launches online platform for intermediaries

The Marsden Building Society has introduced a new intermediary online platform. It is for mortgage...

TMA Club to hold its first ever national conference

TMA Club will be hosting its first ever national conference at the International Convention Centre...

The Mansfield launches new expat buy-to-let product

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage product with no completion...

The Saffron introduces retirement downsizing mortgage

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a new ‘Lending into Retirement Downsizing’ mortgage. The mortgage...

Broker market share will increase in 2019: IMLA

IMLA has predicted that total gross mortgage lending, loans for house purchase and remortgaging...

Networks to hold later life lending seminars

HLPartnership (HLP) and Mortgage Support Network (MSN) are hosting two seminars focussing on Later...

The Hinckley & Rugby adopts Danish digital solution

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has gone live with a digital system developed...

The Leeds unveils no fee fixed rate RIO mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has launched a no fee fixed rate Retirement Interest Only (RIO)...

Fluent Money Group passes 250 headcount

Fluent Money Group has reported a significant increase in personnel, with now over 250 employees...

NatWest IS unveils secure document upload function

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched a new secure document upload facility designed to help speed...

TSB cuts rates on fixed deals

TSB has reduced interest rates by up to 0.10 percentage points on its two-year,...
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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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