Mortgages

The Buckinghamshire partners with SimplyBiz Mortgages

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has joined the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages.  Its range...

Virgin Money offers buy-to-let cashback deal

Virgin Money has unveiled a new £750 cashback incentive on its intermediary exclusive buy-to-let...

Together lowers buy-to-let rates

Specialist lender Together has lowered the rates on its range of buy-to-let mortgages and...

“Thousands” face loss of mortgage benefit help

Royal London has stated that figures buried on page 210 of a report published...

Shawbrook completes second charge in under one week

Shawbrook Bank’s residential mortgages team has helped a Brightstar client with a fast turnaround...

Network appoints compliance manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Nick Crombie as its compliance manager. Crombie...

Self-employed driving specialist mortgage demand

Paragon has reported that demand for specialist residential mortgages is being driven by a...

The Ipswich expands ex-pat mortgage availability

The Ipswich Building Society has refreshed its expat residential and buy-to-let products and extended the...

Pepper Money added to Brilliant lender panel

Pepper Money is to distribute its complete range of specialist mortgages via the Brilliant...

Kent Reliance appoints senior BDM hire for the North East

Kent Reliance has today announced the appointment of Susan Baillie as senior business development...

Remortgaging in January reaches a nine-year high

UK Finance has reported that the number of remortgages in January 2018 reached a...

Property investors need more education on PRA rule changes

There is a lack of awareness amongst the property investor community of the changes...

Average budget for movers is £322k

13% of people in the UK are looking to move house in the next...

Vida Homeloans launches new Premier range

Vida Homeloans has unveiled a new ‘Vida Premier’ range of both residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Rates...
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COMMENT

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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Buy-to-let

Landlords exploit softer market with lowball offers

More than half of buy-to-let investor offers were at least 10% below the original...
House prices

Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August,...
Business

Instamo launches automated post-submission mortgage tool

Instamo has launched FastAdmin, a post-submission automation service designed to reduce the administrative work...
Property Transactions

HMLR and OS data tie-up targets faster property transactions

HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Ordnance Survey (OS) have agreed a three-year collaboration intended...

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