Mortgages

FTBs not put off by potential Bank Rate rise

In the week the Bank of England will announce whether or not it plans...

Knowledge Bank offers packager access

Knowledge Bank has introduced direct access to packagers and master brokers. Lenders with their...

Accord Buy To Let updates house purchase range

Accord Mortgages is offering free standard valuation and up to £1,000 cashback on all...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils online broker portal

Bluestone Mortgages has launched ‘Bluelink’, its new online broker portal, designed to provide a...

Together grows its broker sales team

Specialist lender Together has appointed a new business development manager for the South West...

Nationwide outlines response to mooted Bank Rate rise

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates for both house purchases and remortgages. Fixed rates...

Platform changes BTL interest cover ratio

Platform will now assess eligible buy-to-let remortgage applications, without additional borrowing, using a minimum of...

Sainsbury’s Bank expands broker distribution

Sainsbury’s Bank has added Mortgage Advice Bureau and Stonebridge Group to its mortgage broker distribution...

New holiday let product from Together

Together has created a new holiday let product in response to demand from professional...

FP Show to host later life lending and GDPR speeches

The Finance Professional Show, which takes place on 8 November, has announced the addition of...

The Hinckley & Rugby introduces lower BTL reference rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced a new online buy-to-let calculator for...

Coventry for Intermediaries to pay product transfer proc fees

Coventry for Intermediaries will pay a proc fee of 0.30% for residential product transfers...

Housing market confidence at lowest level in five years

Halifax has reported that confidence in UK house prices has fallen to its lowest level...

Metro Bank reduces BTL and residential rates

Metro Bank has made changes to both its residential and buy-to-let product ranges. Rates for...
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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...

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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...
Second Charge

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...
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Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk...

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