Mortgages

Accord offers retention proc fees

Accord Mortgages is now paying a 0.30% gross procuration fee for retained business on...

Complete FS achieves FHL first

Complete FS has become the first of Foundation Home Loans’ (FHL) partners to receive an...

Large deposit buyers at lowest proportion so far in 2017

The proportion of people buying a home with a large deposit fell in May,...

Halifax unveils new cashback offer

Halifax is offering first time buyers, homemovers and remortgage customers £750 cashback on qualifying...

Record average house prices for first-time buyers

The latest Halifax First Time Buyer Review has revealed that the number of first-time...

New tracker range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched rates from 1.17% as part of a new...

The Leeds launches second home range

Following borrower and broker demand, the Leeds Building Society has introduced a new range...

Mortgage Brain adds second charge lenders to system

Mortgage Brain has partnered with Central Trust, Masthaven Bank, Norton Finance, Precise Mortgages, Paragon...

LendInvest retains top servicing rating

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating for the quality of its loan servicing...

New expat BTL deals from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its specialist deals for ex-pat borrowers and 'everyday' buy-to-let...

FSE Wales: portfolio landlord broker proc fees to rise

Financial advisers involved in the buy-to-let sector, especially in writing portfolio landlord mortgage business,...

FSE Wales: retention proc fees ‘a must’

A panel at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales discussed proc fees and so-called...

FSE Wales: FCA should study limited panel networks

A panel at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales, believed that the FCA’s ongoing...

FSE Wales: wrong to raise bank rate now

Adrian Moloney of OneSavings Bank believes that the ‘devil will be in the detail’...
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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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