Mortgages

John Truswell joins Together

Specialist lender Together has appointed John Truswell as head of national accounts. Truswell (pictured), who...

Saffron For Intermediaries appoints BDM

Saffron For Intermediaries has promoted Holly Dennis to the role of business development manager. ...

Remortgage lending gradually decreasing each month

UK Finance has reported that in May, home buyers borrowed £10.8bn, up 10% on...

Landlords focussing on lower value properties

The latest Complex Buy-to-let Index by Mortgages for Business has found that landlords are...

Paragon outlines PRA Phase 2 implementation schedule

Paragon has stated that it will implement the PRA Phase 2 changes, which require...

The Skipton offers sub 1% rates for first time

Tomorrow (13 July) the Skipton Building Society is cutting fixed interest rates for mortgages...

SortRefer: free remortgage legals “a mirage”

SortRefer has argued that many of the free legal packages offered by lenders are...

Hinckley & Rugby applications top £100m in H1

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reported that it received over £100m of...

Keystone to up Classic Range proc fee

Keystone is to increase the Classic Range procuration fee paid to brokers by 10...

Mortgage Force adopts iPipeline’s protection solution

IPipeline has announced that Mortgage Force has adopted its protection modelling and sourcing solution,...

Remortgaging boosted by strong and stable government expectations

LMS has reported that remortgaging volumes rose in May with borrowers encouraged by the...

GoCompare invests in MortgageGym.com

MortgageGym.com has secured an investment from GoCompare, the financial services comparison website. MortgageGym aims to...

‘Rapid increase’ in product availability over past two years

The number of mortgage products available to advisers has increased by 108% over the...

Keystone Property Finance joins TMA panel

Keystone Property Finance has joined TMA’s Mortgage Club. Aimed at landlords with typically more complex...
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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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