Mortgages

The Buckinghamshire launches small loans

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has recently launched a new mortgage product on an interest-only...

Accord unveils cheaper fixed rates

Accord has reduced rates across its fixed rate mortgage range by up to 0.18...

Barclays Green Home Mortgage to launch next week

Barclays Mortgages has announced the launch of the Barclays Green Home Mortgage, available to...

Mortgage lending at a high for the Bath BS

The Bath Building Society has announced that profit on ordinary activities before tax was £4.2m,...

First digital mortgage signed by borrower and registered at Land Registry

The Coventry Building Society and Enact Conveyancing have lodged the first digitally signed mortgage...

Twenty7Tec sees growth in DA users

Twenty7Tec has revealed that the number of Directly Authorised (DA) mortgage brokers subscribing to...

Network calls for region specific product ranges

JLM Mortgage Services is calling upon lenders to consider sector-specific product ranges focused on...

Mortgage Skill launches on Amazon Alexa

Mortgage Brain has launched ‘Mortgage Skill’ on Amazon Echo, enabling consumers to ask Alexa,...

Together expands broker sales team

Together has appointed Toni Martin as a new business development manager (BDM) to cover...

PRA changes are driving brokers towards specialist lenders

Kent Reliance has claimed that the Prudential Conduct Authority's (PRA) new guidelines for portfolio...

Pepper cuts Limited Edition pricing by up to 100bps

Pepper Money has unveiled a range of new Limited Edition pricing. The pricing is available...

Shawbrook: landlords remain optimistic about buy-to-let

A Shawbrook survey has found that despite the uncertainty of Brexit and increasing tax...

Knowledge Bank teams up with BuildLoan

Knowledge Bank has partnered with self-build specialist BuildLoan, meaning there are now almost 50,000...

Sainsbury’s Bank appoints head of intermediary sales

David Crooke has been appointed as head of intermediary sales for Sainsbury’s Bank. Crooke (pictured) joins...

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

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

MIMHC extends mental health survey after record industry response

Mortgage professionals have been given an extra week to contribute to the Mortgage Industry...

e4 Strategic signs Project 28 Charter to speed up property transactions

Proptech provider e4 Strategic has joined the Project 28 Charter, an industry initiative intended...

Nomo joins Omni Mortgage Club lender panel

Omni Mortgage Club has added Sharia-compliant property finance provider Nomo to its lender panel. The...

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