Mortgages

Record year for CLS Money

CLS Money has reported that specialist first charge lending has been largely responsible for...

In defence of the procuration fee model

Government u-turns used to be as rare as hen’s teeth; indeed, back in the...

LMS extends YBS partnership to cover Accord remortgaging

LMS will now provide remortgage services across the Yorkshire Building Society's intermediary brand, Accord Mortgages. The...

TML appoints head of national accounts

The Mortgage Lender has appointed David Eaves as head of national accounts. Eaves (pictured)...

Trio of new BDMs for Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has appointed three new business development managers (BDM) in London North, London...

MPC keeps Bank Rate at 0.75%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold interest rates...

Pepper Money promotes self-employed applicants

Research from Pepper Money has indicated that the average self-employed mortgage applicant earns £57,592,...

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...
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COMMENT

Comment

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

The industry needs to support Shared Ownership

This week, I want to put the spotlight on Shared Ownership. It deserves to be treated as a genuinely viable route onto the ladder,...

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

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Expat buy-to-let rates rise sharply for lower-LTV borrowers

British expatriate landlords with larger deposits are facing higher mortgage rates than borrowers with...
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Commonhold reform faces practical challenges over finance and building management

The introduction of commonhold as an alternative to leasehold will require significant preparation across...
Building Societies

Family BS reduces fixed mortgage pricing for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has cut rates across its two-year fixed mortgage range by up...
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Sprive records ninefold rise in shoppers as mortgage cashback spending reaches £185m

Mortgage cashback app Sprive has reported a sharp increase in customer activity, with shoppers...

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