Mortgages

Predicting the future isn’t part of the job spec

Crystal balls at the ready – I have some questions that I’d like specific...

New fixed rates and trackers for Barclays

Barclays has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let product range. It has also unveiled...

Foundation Home Loans maintains portfolio landlord policy

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) will continue to provide its range of mortgage products to...

Borrowers need to understand rate rise impact

Freedom Finance has calculated that a future interest rate rise could add more than £750...

L&G Mortgage Club announces October conference speakers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has published a list of additional speakers for its...

MPC maintains Bank Rate once again

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of...

FSE 2017: buy-to-let market remains resilient

Buy-to-let gross mortgage lending figures for 2016 are unlikely to be beaten for some...

FSE 2017: PRA changes – car crash or log jam?

David Whittaker of Mortgages for Business warned the audience at a Financial Services Expo...

FSE 2017: ignore AI at your peril

Speaking at Financial Services Expo (FSE) London yesterday, James Tucker, managing director at Twenty7Tec,...

Kensington & New Street outline different portfolio BTL propositions

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for its...

Average SVR customer could be overpaying by £274pcm

Tesco Bank has claimed that up to 2.5 million home buyers in the UK...

Magellan Homeloans recruits regional sales manager

Magellan Homeloans has appointed Louise Apollonio as regional sales manager for the North West...

Black Book Finance hires BDM

Ross Williams has joined Black Book Finance as business development manager. He is tasked with...

Vida outlines approach to PRA changes

Vida Homeloans has announced its strategy for the PRA changes which come into force...
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COMMENT

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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banks

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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