Mortgages

The Skipton makes cuts to buy-to-let range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.28 percentage points across its...

Aldermore provides guide on PRA underwriting changes

Aldermore has launched a high level guide to help brokers and their clients navigate Prudential...

Precise Mortgages grows sales team

Precise Mortgages has recruited Matt Yates to its sales team to support its network...

Landlords urge govt u-turn on tax relief changes

Paragon Mortgages’ latest PRS Trends Report for Q2 2017 has found landlords calling on...

Virgin Money offers improved intermediary portal

Virgin Money is now offering a new intermediary mortgage portal following a partnership with...

Decade of super-low interest rates reached

Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee last...

TSB cuts five-year remortgage rates

TSB Bank has reduced the interest rate by 0.10 percentage points on the five-year...

TML reduces selected five-year fixes 

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has cut its five-year fixed rate products in Tiers 1-6...

Millennials look to be smart with their mortgages

92% of 18-34 year olds have a repayment mortgage deal, according to research from...

Ex-Ipswich CEO joins Teachers’ board

The Teachers Building Society has added Paul Winter to its board as a non-executive...

Former Deutsche Bank COO becomes MortgageGym adviser

Mortgage 'robo-adviser' MortgageGym.com has announced that Henry Ritchotte, former chief operating officer of Deutsche Bank...

10% rise in limited company mortgage completions for purchase

Mortgages for Business' latest Limited Company Buy-to-let Index has reported that during the second...

UK Finance officially launches

A new trade association, UK Finance, has officially launched to represent the finance and...

Private Label brand resurrected by Brightstar Financial

Brightstar Financial is re-launching Private Label as a specialist lending brand. The brand was originally...

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...

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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