Mortgages

The Mortgage Lender expands onsite underwriting team

The Mortgage Lender has expanded its onsite underwriting team with the appointment of Diane...

Pepper Money makes sales hire covering the North East

Pepper Money has appointed a new regional development manager for the North East of...

TMA Club to offer Criteria Hub sourcing

TMA Club has added Criteria Hub to its panel of services. Criteria Hub provides advisers...

Newcastle Intermediaries pays new product transfer proc fee

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a product transfer process paying brokers a procuration fee of...

TSB to sponsor AMI dinner

TSB is to sponsor the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries' (AMI) dinner this year. The event...

Should smaller firms be treated differently?

One of the key positives for the mortgage advice sector – and specifically in...

Squaring the long-term conundrum

In a market which has tended to work on short-term delivery, with a focus...

Boardroom changes at Mortgage Advice Bureau

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has announced the retirement of David Preece as an executive director...

Platform cuts rates on all 95% LTV deals

Platform has reduced interest rates on all 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.10...

Accord Mortgages increases maximum LTV

Accord Mortgages is extending its remortgaging options up to 95% LTV. From tomorrow (22 January)...

The Skipton revamps mortgage offering

The Skipton Building Society has launched a number of refreshed products for residential purchase...

November rise in first-time buyer numbers

UK Finance has reported that there were 36,200 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Positive end to 2018 for mortgage approvals

The latest Mortgage Monitor from residential chartered surveyors e.surv found that there were 66,390...

Mortgage Brain appoints national account manager quartet

Mortgage Brain has finalised the appointment of four new national account managers. Matt Surridge, a former...
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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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