Mortgages

The Leeds to continue serving portfolio landlords

The Leeds Building Society has outlined its approach to buy-to-let lending rule changes coming into...

Household wealth grows by £3.9 trillion since 2006

The UK's total household wealth totalled an estimated £10.5 trillion in 2016, according to...

Positive Lending adds Tipton & Coseley BS to panel

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

Accord removes free standard valuation fee cap

Accord Mortgages will now pay the full amount of the standard valuation charge for...

New Help to Buy remortgage from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled a new fee-free Help to Buy remortgage which...

Accord cuts rates and adds new three-year deal

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates at most loan to values (LTVs) and introducing a...

MPC votes 6-2 to hold Bank Rate

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the Bank Rate...

Aldermore unveils its lowest ever remortgage-only deal

Aldermore has launched a limited edition residential remortgage-only range. The lender has introduced its lowest...

Competition drove remortgaging activity in June

21% of remortgagors lowered their overall mortgage payments in June – up from 15%...

Keystone added to Julian Harris panel

Keystone Property Finance has joined the mortgage panel of Julian Harris Adviser Network. Appointed Representatives...

Skipton International sees 130% rise in expat mortgage enquiries

Skipton International has revealed that it received over £500 million of expat mortgage enquiries...

Mortgage Advice Bureau partners with TML

Mortgage Advice Bureau has become the latest distribution partner for The Mortgage Lender (TML). Mortgage Advice...

Barclays changes residential and BTL ranges

Barclays Mortgages is making changes to its residential and buy-to-let range tomorrow (3 August). Changes...

L&G Mortgage Club reveals conference details

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold another live conference in London this...
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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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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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