Mortgages

Lloyds to pay £283m in redress over mortgage arrears fees

Lloyds Banking Group has agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to set up...

Paragon sees rise in professional landlord business

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported total lending and investment for the nine...

New Accord buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has expanded its range of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages for landlords with...

New low fixes from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched four new buy-to-let products, including its lowest rates for 2017...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts five-year rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its residential five-year fixed range from 50%...

Accord outlines portfolio lending criteria

Accord Mortgages has published details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which come into...

Nationwide brings back three-year deals

The Nationwide Building Society is reintroducing its three-year fixed rate range. Rates start at 1.64%...

TMW to pay retention proc fees from next week

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is to start payments to mortgage brokers of procuration fees...

Twenty7Tec optimises MortgageSource API

Twenty7Tec has made improvements to the API (Application Programming Interface) for its MortgageSource system,...

The Leeds reduced fixed BTL rates

Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its fixed rate buy-to-let deals by up...

Personal Touch unveils buy-to-let workshops

Personal Touch Financial Services has announced a series of buy-to-let workshops this autumn.   Eleven...

The Yorkshire Building Society makes rate cuts for FTBs

The Yorkshire Building Society has moved to support first-time buyers by reducing its 95%...

70 is age of financial freedom for Millennials

While true financial freedom has likely already arrived for those born on or before...

Accord pledges to continue free legals

Accord Mortgages is offering the choice of free legal assistance or cashback up to £500...

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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