Mortgages

Mortgage Brain “ready for GDPR”

Mortgage Brain says its range of mortgage technology solutions will fully adhere to the...

Costs of variable rate rise revealed

Online mortgage broker Trussle has calculated that borrowers on variable rate mortgages could collectively...

AToM unveils 85% LTV BlueZest buy-to-let deal

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has launched a new 85% LTV buy-to-let product...

Beaconsfield passes £1m market town milestone

Lloyds Bank has calculated that homebuyers looking to live in a market town will...

Fleet Mortgages cuts rates

Fleet Mortgages has made a number of price and fee cuts across its three core product...

Brokers urged to contact SVR clients

TMA Mortgage Club has urged mortgage advisers to get in touch with customers who...

M&S Bank set for early 2018 mortgage launch

M&S Bank is to launch its first mortgage "early in 2018", subject to regulatory...

Limitations of Bank of Mum and Dad revealed

41% of parents cannot provide any financial support towards helping their child get on...

The Ipswich relaunches expat BTL deal

The Ipswich Building Society is relaunching its five-year fixed expat buy-to-let product. It is priced...

IMLA: rise in demand for 35-year mortgages

IMLA’s latest Intermediary Lending Outlook research has seen 69% of mortgage brokers report an...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts first-time buyer rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced the rates of its mortgages with a maximum loan to...

Paradigm unveils compliance offering to DAs

Paradigm Mortgage Services is offering a free basic mortgage and protection compliance package to any...

TSB increases 2 and 5-year remortgage fixed rates

TSB has increased fixed rates by up to 0.20 percentage points on three of...

TML changes family gifted equity and contractor criteria

The Mortgage Lender (TML) will now accept family gifted equity applications up to 75%...

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

FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

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

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

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

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...

Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

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

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