Mortgages

Monthly dip in gross mortgage lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £18.4...

Network looks at duty of care issue

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network's latest bi-annual national training event saw a discussion...

London sees large drop in rental supply

The number of properties managed per ARLA member branch increased marginally in April, with...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates on the majority of its Help to Buy products,...

Rates down, proc fees up at Bluestone Mortgages

Bluestone Mortgages has made a number of changes to its offering. It has launched new fixed...

Just Mortgages unveils broker training academy

Just Mortgages has introduced a training academy, following two pilots earlier in the year.  The...

Home buyer activity in London continues to fall

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in the first quarter of...

The Adviser Alliance partners with Brilliant Solutions

The Adviser Alliance will deliver its mortgage club proposition with Brilliant Solutions. The direct to...

Tenet to distribute Ipswich BS products

Tenet has joined Ipswich Building Society’s panel of approved intermediaries. Gemma Harle, TenetLime's managing director,...

Tesco Bank unveils its lowest ever tracker rate

Tesco Bank has introduced its lowest ever tracker rate mortgage at 0.98%. It has also reduced...

New larger loan deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a range of new mortgages for borrowers looking for a larger loan...

Sharp fall in BTL lending at Paragon

The Paragon Group of Companies has reported that its new buy-to-let lending totalled £556.2 million for...

Record mortgage lending for the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society lent a record £33.7 billion in the year to 4...

Limited company BTL grows in popularity

Research from moneyfacts.co.uk shows that the proportion of buy-to-let deals available to limited companies has...
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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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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...
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Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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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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