Mortgages

HTB appoints BDM for the south coast

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Chloe House as business development...

Pepper Money to mark five years of its Specialist Lending Study

Pepper Money has announced the launch of its 2024 Specialist Lending Study, marking the...

Virgin Money makes slew of fixed rate reductions

Virgin Money is making a series of rate reductions to its fixed rate mortgage...

Toni Smith to lead Sesame network

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Toni Smith to the newly created role of...

A temperature check of the property market

The UK property market has shown definite signs of recovery this year, gradually overcoming...

Foundation brands announce rate cuts

The buy-to-let brand of specialist lender, Foundation Home Loans, has announced new rate cuts...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds Perenna to panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced the addition of market disrupter Perenna Bank to its lender...

Norton Home Loans ups max loan size and LTV

Norton Home Loans has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) ratio and a...

Saffron for Intermediaries cuts owner-occupied rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions across its Owner Occupied range. The range also...

Coventry for intermediaries enhances application process

Coventry for intermediaries has added new functionality to its online system to make it...

Tony Ward becomes Gen H chair

Gen H has announced the appointment of Tony Ward as the new chair of...

Call for government to simplify property taxes to help FTBs

Equity release adviser Key Later Life Finance is arguing that overhauling the tax rules...

Perenna launches SVR comparison calculator

Perenna has unveiled a new Standard Variable Rate (SVR) comparison calculator to showcase the...

Skipton BS to launch 12 new 80% LTV deals

Skipton Building Society is launching 12 new 80% loan to value (LTV) residential products...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Gen H celebrates New Build Boost’s effect on homeownership

Six months after its launch, Gen H’s New Build Boost mortgage scheme has already...

Glenhawk cuts regulated bridging rates to record lows

Glenhawk has reduced rates across its regulated bridging range to the lowest levels in...

Investec backs Moorfield with £26m loan for Bristol student housing scheme

Investec has provided Moorfield Group with a £26 million senior debt facility to support...

The Mortgage Lender cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

The Mortgage Lender has announced rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product lines,...