Mortgages

Landbay teams up with TMA Club

Landbay has agreed a new partnership with TMA Club, providing brokers and their landlord...

Kensington launches new ‘Brighter Mortgages’

Kensington Mortgages has introduced a new range, called ‘Brighter Mortgages’, for both young professionals...

The Hanley Economic BS moves into RIO mortgage market

The Hanley Economic Building Society has unveiled a range of retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgages. The...

FIBA provides overseas mortgage advice facility to members

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added overseas property and finance specialist, Simon...

Brokers increasingly focussing on maximum LTVs

Knowledge Bank has revealed that maximum loan to value was in the top five of...

New chief executive at the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has welcomed its new chief executive, Colin Fyfe,...

Atom Bank launches portfolio buy-to-let pilot

Digital Mortgages by Atom Bank has entered the buy-to-let mortgage market with an exclusive...

Paragon offers mortgages for expat landlords and holiday lets

Paragon has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage range to include mortgages for expat landlords with...

Together joins Mortgage Intelligence panel

Mortgage Intelligence is making Together’s range of buy-to-let and first charge residential products available...

Pepper Money hires new national account manager

Pepper Money has recruited Phil Quinn to the new position of national account manager. Quinn...

Mortgage costs back on the increase

Residential mortgage costs are back on the rise after two successive quarters reporting a number...

Accord offers £1k cashback for high LTV borrowers

Accord Mortgages has increased cashback to £1,000 for borrowers at 90% and 95% loan...

UTB expands its mortgages & bridging team

United Trust Bank has promoted Mike Walters to the position of head of sales for...

New BDMs at NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs). Rhys Powell joins as...

COMMENT

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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Latest news

Revived Help to Buy would inflate prices: Lamdin

Restoring Help to Buy would strengthen developers’ sales without solving the underlying affordability crisis...

One in three workers financially fragile despite being employed

More than a third of UK employees remain financially fragile despite being in work,...

Nationwide cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.15%

Nationwide Building Society is reducing selected fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.15 percentage...

L&G appoints Kerrigan to drive Ignite broker rollout

Legal & General has appointed Craig Kerrigan as broker relationship manager for its Ignite...

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