Mortgages

The Bucks and MySafeHome celebrate HOLD success

In the year since Buckinghamshire Building Society and MySafeHome launched their HOLD (Home Ownership...

The Mortgage Lender expands distribution

The Mortgage Lender has added Edinburgh-based master broker Thistle Finance to its distribution network. Thistle...

Gross mortgage lending remains strong

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £22.1 billion in June. This...

Metro Bank cuts fixed and tracker rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates across its two, three and five-year-fixed residential range, as...

Coventry for Intermediaries introduces transitional BTL affordability policy

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced its transitional buy-to-let affordability policy for remortgagors. The lender will...

Mortgage costs down in Q2

The latest data from Mortgage Brain shows that the majority of mainstream mortgages have...

Phoebus Software appoints CTO

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has appointed Neil Dyke as its new chief technical officer...

L&G Mortgage Club updates Buy to Let Matrix

 has been adapted to include lender positions on buy-to-let portfolios ahead of the PRA...

Foundation Home Loans offers new first-time landlord deals

Foundation Home Loans has revised its buy-to-let range with new first-time landlord products. New five-year...

New website for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has revamped its website, offering a simpler and more intuitive design to...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.69 percentage points on...

Brilliant Solutions moves to fees-free packaging

Brilliant Solutions says it will no longer be charging any packaging fees. All fees have been...

Together hires new national account manager

Specialist lender Together has hired Keith Jones as national account manager. This follows the lender's...

Conveyancing portal backs ‘free legals’ scrap

SortRefer has praised Nationwide for its decision to scrap remortgage ‘free legals’ packages across...
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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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