Mortgages

The Family BS joins Positive panel

Positive Lending has announced the addition of the Family Building Society to its packager...

New ICR calculation from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced a tiered ICR proposition for buy-to-let landlords, based on...

Robo mortgage adviser raises £2m in seed funding

MortgageGym has completed a seed funding round of £2m ahead of its official launch this...

Merger agreed between well-established packagers

TFC Homeloans and Solent Mortgage Services are to merge. Managing director of SMS, Ian Balfour, will...

Landbay unveils quick quote tool for brokers

Landbay has introduced a quick quote tool for mortgage brokers on its intermediary website. Brokers...

TMA adds Marsden to lender panel

TMA Mortgage Club members now have access to Marsden Building Society’s Lending Solutions which include residential,...

New limited edition five-year deal from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has launched a new limited edition, five year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage...

The Mortgage Lender expands panel

The New Leaf Distribution network has added The Mortgage Lender (TML) to its panel. The...

FSE Wales open for registration

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales, has announced that registration for...

TMA hires regional key account manager

TMA Mortgage Club has announced the appointment of Sarah Evans as a regional key...

New BDM for Castle Trust

Castle Trust Capital has appointed Alan Coleman as telephone business development manager (BDM) for...

The Yorkshire offers FTBs a 3.25% fix

The Yorkshire Building Society has introduced a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.25%. The 95%...

Ingard publishes annual conference agenda

The Ingard Annual Conference on Tuesday 27 June will cover issues such as the...

Accord unveils new BTL cashback offer

Accord Buy To Let is giving remortgaging landlords an extra £250 cashback when they...

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...

Latest news

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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