Mortgages

Landbay launches new HMO range

Landbay has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let products, with a specific focus on...

January mortgage lending up almost 10% year-on-year

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending in January totalled £21.9bn, 9.7% more...

Together named one of UK’s best 100 companies

Together has been named as one of the UK’s best 100 mid-size companies to...

The Skipton hires IRM for the North East

The Skipton Building Society has appointed Natalie Bridges to its team of intermediary relationship...

New 10-year deal from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has  launched a 10-year fixed rate mortgage. The new 10-year fix at a...

RBS posts first profit in a decade

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported an annual profit of £752m for 2017, compared...

Brilliant Solutions adds Masthaven to panel

Brilliant Solutions has added Masthaven to its panel of lenders. Brokers will be able to...

New NED for the Tipton and Coseley

The Tipton and Coseley Building Society has appointed a new non-executive director (NED) to...

Together reports 23.2% rise in originations

Together has announced its financial results to 31 December 2017, showing record lending volumes,...

Fleet Mortgages cuts lifetime tracker rates

Fleet Mortgages has repriced its product range, including price cuts across its three lifetime tracker...

Openwork extends Mortgage Brain partnership

Openwork has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain and will continue to provide its...

Coventry bolsters fraud defences

The Coventry Building Society has adopted a predictive analytics software service to enhance its anti-fraud...

Aldermore targets first-time buyers with product changes

Aldermore has cut rates on its high loan to value (LTV) range by up...

TML removes credit score cascade

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has made a number of changes to its product offering. It...

COMMENT

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...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Latest news

Landlords exploit softer market with lowball offers

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

Asking prices suffer biggest August fall since 2018

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

Instamo launches automated post-submission mortgage tool

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

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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