Mortgages

120 months on…

Can it really be a decade since the start of the Credit Crunch? It...

Landbay partners with Positive Lending

Positive Lending is to join Landbay’s panel of distribution partners. Landbay will help Positive Lending...

TMA unveils BTL Hub in advance of PRA changes

TMA has launched a dedicated website, the ‘BTL Hub’, to support advisers, ahead of...

Further fall in arrears and repossessions

Trade body UK Finance has revealed that the number of mortgages in arrears of...

Positive adds the Mansfield to panel

Positive Lending has ounce again expanded its mortgage lending panel with the addition of...

RICS: lack of momentum for sales and enquiries continues

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported that record low stock numbers,...

AToM outlines September roadshow programme

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has revealed the dates and locations for its September...

Positive Lending launches Hodge Lifetime 55 Plus mortgage

Positive Lending has added Hodge Lifetime to its lender panel.  Hodge Lifetime’s 55 Plus mortgage...

Saffron For Intermediaries overhauls self-employed range

Saffron For Intermediaries has revamped its complete range of mortgages for the self-employed and...

Nationwide cuts fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society has cut rates on a number of two, three and...

Trio of new broker BDMs for Together

Together has appointed three new business development managers to cover the North East, London...

Positive offers Marsden’s older borrower range

Positive Lending is adding Marsden Building Society’s Older Borrower products to its lending portfolio.  The...

Castle Trust outlines PRA phase 2 stance

Castle Trust Capital has revealed its approach to implementing of the PRA Phase 2...

New HMO deal from FHL

Foundation Home Loans has added a new HMO product to its buy-to-let range. It...

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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