Mortgages

Mortgage tax relief changes come into effect

From today, 6 April, individual landlords, general partnerships and limited liability partnerships will no...

MBE Leeds to hold equity release ‘knowledge hub’

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at the Leeds Armouries on 26 April will include a dedicated...

Laura Sneddon joins The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has announced 12 new hires. The appointments include the first of...

The Leeds expands intermediary lending team

The Leeds Building Society has made an addition to its business development team. Nirver Randhawa...

Rise in number of limited company BTL products

Mortgages for Business. has said that the range and pricing of buy-to-let mortgage products...

Platform reveals retention process

Platform has become the latest lender to launch a new mortgage retention process for intermediaries. Intermediaries will...

Legal app offers mortgage and stamp duty calculators

Law firm Moore Blatch has launched an app for Apple and Android devices. Covering...

Saffron for Intermediaries improves specialist deals

Saffron For Intermediaries has cut rates and extended the term on several of its mortgages...

Positive Lending appoints director of mortgages

South coast based packager, Positive Lending, has appointed Stephanie Charman as its director of mortgages. ...

Government stake in Lloyds further reduced

UK Financial Investments has cut its holding in Lloyds Banking Group by one percentage...

New BTL offset deal from the Family BS

The Family Building Society has launched a buy-to-let offset mortgage, aimed at helping private residential...

Brokers “doing great job” sourcing mortgages

New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that brokers are...

Mortgage ‘robo-adviser’ plans launch

MortgageGym.com, which its founders have dubbed a 'regulated mortgage robo-adviser', is to launch in the UK...

Research reveals sacrifices needed to buy a home

Tesco Bank has published the results of its first UK Home Buyers’ Survey. The...

COMMENT

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 13

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

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Mortgage arrears fall again as possessions edge up in Q1

Mortgage arrears declined across both residential and buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of...

MAB Foundation launches £20k grant initiative

The MAB Foundation has launched a one-off £20,000 follow-on funding initiative to mark its...

New research highlights stress of homebuying journey

NatWest and Rightmove have published data which suggests the emotional reward of finding the...

OMS renews technology agreement with Complete FS

One Mortgage System has renewed its agreement with Complete FS, extending the specialist distributor’s...

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