Mortgages

Borrowers seeking security from five-year fixes

A survey from the Family Building Society has found that intermediaries have seen a...

Mortgage Metrics partners with Sesame Bankhall Group

Mortgage Metrics has announced a new partnership with Sesame Bankhall Group. PMS Mortgage Club members...

Lloyds Banking Group signs mental health charter

Lloyds Banking Group, through its Halifax Intermediaries, Birmingham Midshires and Scottish Widows Bank brands,...

Paragon Bank makes senior sales promotions

Paragon Bank has promoted four key members of its mortgages sales team to newly-created...

TSB fined £10.9m over treatment of customers in arrears

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TSB Bank £10,910,500 for failing to ensure...

Foundation Home Loans appoints head of sales

Foundation Home Loans has announced the promotion of Nathan Goodridge to head of sales. Goodridge...

ModaMortgages announces controlled launch with select partners

ModaMortgages has announced its controlled launch with a select number of specialist distributors and...

Hinckley & Rugby introduces specialist fixed rates

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled its first fixed-rate mortgage products within its...

Many homeowners remain reluctant to remortgage online

Finova has published the latest findings from its report Homeownership In The Digital Age. According...

HLPartnership appoints regional sales manager

HLPartnership (HLP) has announced the appointment of Preeti Ferrier as regional sales manager for...

Suffolk Building Society now accepts JBSP applications

Suffolk Building Society is welcoming joint borrower sole proprietor (JBSP) applications across residential, buy-to-let,...

United Trust Bank Mortgages creates new director role

United Trust Bank Mortgages has announced that Barry Luhmann has been appointed to the...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts prime and impaired credit rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has repriced its product offering, with rate reductions of up to...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries improves criteria

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has made changes to its Income Flex product criteria,...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...