Mortgages

First-time buyers overestimate deposit needed to buy

Many first-time buyers may be delaying home ownership because they misunderstand the deposit needed...

Gatehouse Bank partners with Finvise to speed up valuations

Gatehouse Bank has partnered with Finvise to provide faster property valuations for UK home...

Foundation relaunches ERC3 buy-to-let products 

Foundation has relaunched a number of buy-to-let products withdrawn earlier this year while also...

Pivotal buys LendingScore to expand mortgage technology plans

Pivotal has acquired mortgage technology and data provider LendingScore as it looks to build...

Incept partners with Fortegra on title insurance launch

Insurtech platform Incept has partnered with global specialty insurer Fortegra to launch a new...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Access Financial Services brings marketing function in-house to boost broker support

Access Financial Services has recruited three marketing specialists as it looks to strengthen adviser...

Santander customers overpay mortgages by £894m

Santander UK customers overpaid their mortgages by more than £894 million in the first...

Paradigm adds Afin Bank to lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving member firms...

Coventry cuts selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to...

The Dudley names Helen Smith as chief growth officer

Dudley Building Society has appointed Helen Smith as chief growth officer as it looks...

Remortgage searches fall as April mortgage activity slows

Mortgage search activity fell sharply in April as the market lost momentum after stronger...

Lloyds Banking Group cuts deposit barrier with £5k first-time buyer deal

Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new mortgage allowing first-time buyers to secure a...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
News

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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