Mortgages

The Ipswich to consider investment income and pension expenditure

The Ipswich Building Society has revised its lending criteria for applicants with investment income...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils joint mortgage sole proprietor range

Newcastle Intermediaries has introduced a range of intergenerational joint mortgage sole proprietor products, available...

HL Partnership promotes RIO lending

Mortgage and protection network HL Partnership believes that the launch of Retirement Interest Only...

The Marsden simplifies expat offering

The Marsden Building Society has simplified its expat residential range, reducing it from seven...

NatWest announces widespread rate changes

NatWest is introducing rate changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and...

Barclays increases Great Escape cashback to £300

Barclays is making a number of changes to its mortgage range tomorrow (30 August). Reductions: Buy-to-let...

TBMC introduces new online application form

TBMC has launched a new online application form for intermediaries to submit their buy-to-let...

FSE London seminars revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

TBMC pilots new BTL refurb product

TBMC is piloting a new buy-to-let refurbishment deal with Precise Mortgages. The product includes...

Landbay expands Midlands team

Landbay has appointed Rob Stanton as a regional account manager for the Midlands. Stanton joins...

New remortgage intermediary exclusives from Sainsbury’s Bank

Sainsbury’s Bank’s mortgages team is making changes to its residential product range. These offers are...

The Leeds refreshes two year buy-to-let tracker offering

The Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two year buy-to-let tracker mortgages. New...

M&S Bank adds 95% LTV and 35-year term products

M&S Bank has extended its maximum loan to value to 95% on three new...

81% of total Help to Buy equity loans to first-time buyers

Latest MHCLG Help to Buy statistics show that oer the period since the launch...

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...

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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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